Free
6:00-7:00 PM

Join our Thursday night book discussion on this masterfully written story.

Hailed by the press as “a gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary,” this powerful novel follows three unforgettable characters whose ambitions—to reach the middle class, gain political power, and achieve cinematic fame—become fatefully entwined after a devastating act of violence in contemporary India.

Jivan, a Muslim girl from the slums, dreams of a better life. But a careless Facebook comment implicates her in a terrorist attack on a train, thrusting her into a system eager to assign blame. PT Sir, an ambitious gym teacher, seizes an opportunity to align himself with a rising right-wing political party, only to find that his own advancement depends on Jivan’s downfall. And Lovely—an exuberant and irresistible outcast whose voice brings warmth, humor, and hope—holds the alibi that could save Jivan, though revealing it may cost her everything.

A searing portrait of injustice, ambition, and moral compromise, this novel illuminates how lives can be upended—and interconnected—in the shadow of fear and power.

Registration is required.

Gunn Memorial Library
5 Wykeham Rd
Washington, CT

5/28/26

https://www.gunnlibrary.org/calendar/gml-thursday-book-club-a-burning-by-megha-majumdar/