{"product_id":"9781398551657","title":"A Guardian and a Thief : Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMUST-READ BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Majumdar evades the narrative clunkiness that inevitably attends attempts to explainIndia to the west. This frees her up notonly to tell a story of universal moral interest, but also to deliver a perceptive account of specifically Indian anxieties\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e... \u003ci\u003eA Guardian and a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e dramatises, to superb effect, the Indian elite's great fear: a world in which they are forced to share' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nothing goes to plan in this -propulsive black farce which -combines -vertiginous plot twists and a persuasive doomy atmosphere with a terrific spin on the moral hypocrisy of the Indian middle classes.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping... [It] is an impressive novel. Pages suffused with ambient menace also accommodate tenderness' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An indictment of this moment and a timeless parable about the lengths we go to for love and self-preservation, written in exuberant prose - this is a novel that will burrow its way into your soul and remain there forever' \u003cb\u003eTahmima Anam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, NPR, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eATLANTIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eELLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKPAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegha Majumdar's electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Burning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e-longlisted for the National Book Award-is set in a near-future K\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46599282065487,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":657.91,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9781398551657-1.jpg?v=1788429433","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781398551657","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}