Episode 16: Megha Majumdar’s important debut novel, <em>A Burning</em> looks at injustice, corruption and discrimination in contemporary India

In Megha Majumdar’s A Burning her lead character, Jivan, is scapegoated because of her identity as a poor Muslim woman. Megha discusses how, in a society that is inherently unjust, even someone who has made all the right choices can come to grief.

 
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Episode 17: Celebrated American writer Richard Ford discusses his latest book, <em>Sorry For Your Trouble</em>, a collection of short stories about loss, grief – and happiness

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Episode 15: Anna Goldsworthy’s <em>Melting Moments</em> is a poignant story of one woman’s life over 7 decades