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A History of Burning

(2023)
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***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***

FOUR GENERATIONS. THREE SISTERS. ONE DIVIDED NATION.


'Remarkable, haunting, symphonic'
New York Times

Tricked aboard a boat to East Africa, Pirbhai is only thirteen when he is forced by the British into labouring on the railway. Under sweltering heat, hungry and frightened, he commits a terrible act just to survive.

He will never tell a soul, even when he meets Sonal, a fierce, loving woman with whom he starts a family in hope of a better life. But their granddaughters come of age in a divided nation. Latika falls headlong into the student protest movement, Mayuri's ambitions take her far from home, while Kiya's friendship with a Black Ugandan boy threatens them both.

Finally forced to flee, the family scatters across the world. They take with them a favourite rolling pin, a handful of photos, and a secret - that one day, will help them find each other again.

'Vast and intricate, alight with love and contained fury' Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning




Genre: Historical

Praise for this book

"A History of Burning is that rare epic that manages to retain both its sweep and its intimacy... This is a beautiful book, unflinching yet deeply engaged." - Omar El Akkad

"[Oza's] writing reminds people that vulnerability and openness are the only ways we can save each other. A History of Burning is the art we need now." - Megan Giddings

"As transfixing as a flame." - Rachel Khong

"A riveting testament to home, exile, survival, and inheritance." - Lisa Ko

"Vast and intricate, alight with love and contained fury, A History of Burning is a towering debut by a phenomenal writer. A book I want to press into readers' hands and discuss for hours." - Megha Majumdar

"An astonishing debut." - Shyam Selvadurai


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