A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar Aamer Hussein Traveling to a small village

Traveling to a small village in the British countryside

a visitor comes calling

Before Alice can take heed of Break's warning of a trap set by the Cheshire Cat - a powerful

he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar Aamer Hussein Traveling to a small villagen a near future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two year old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Mas husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Mas purse, with all the treasured immigration documents within it, has been stolen.