{"product_id":"book-gscm","title":"A History of Burning","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' 100 Notable Books of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This epic, sweeping historical novel spans continents and a century, revealing how one act of survival can reverberate through generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Remarkable …. a haunting, symphonic tale.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1898, Pirbhai, a teenage boy looking for work, is taken from his village in India to labor for the British on the East African Railway. Far from home, Pirbhai commits a brutal act in the name of survival that will haunt him and his family for years to come. So begins Janika Oza’s masterful, richly told epic, where the embers of this desperate act are fanned into flame over four generations, four continents, throughout the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pirbhai’s children are born in Uganda during the waning days of British colonial rule, and as the country moves toward independence, his granddaughters, three sisters, come of age in a divided nation. Latika is an aspiring journalist, who will put everything on the line for what she believes in; Mayuri’s ambitions will take her farther away from home than she ever imagined; and fearless Kiya will have to carry the weight of her family’s silence and secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1972, the entire family is forced to flee under Idi Amin’s military dictatorship. Pirbhai’s grandchildren are now scattered across the world, struggling to find their way back to each other. One day a letter arrives with news that makes each generation question how far they are willing to go, and who they are willing to defy, to secure their own place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Burning \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable tour de force, an intimate family saga of complicity and resistance, about the stories we share, the ones that remain unspoken, and the eternal search for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wondrous.\" —Rachel Khong, author of \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Vitamin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature in Adult Fiction for 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348638605616,"sku":"BDgscm","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348638638384,"sku":"ZEgscm","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gscm-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778163087","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gscm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}