Hundreds die and our main character Jivan who has witnessed this, writes a post the next day criticising the government on Facebook. The rest of the novel traces what happens after Jivan’s imprisonment, how the people around her rally behind her cause. The story follows these three characters as their lives change after the incident of the fire takes place. It is a grim look into modern life in India, into the lives of the have-nots and how the lack of power can change lives in an instant. There are times when it reads almost like fact instead of fiction.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 09, 2020 12:00 UTC