A Burning by Megha Majumdar.
In contemporary India, a young Muslim woman is accused of involvement in a train attack after a social-media comment. A teacher pursuing political advancement and an aspiring performer become entangled in her fate. Megha Majumdar sets their ambitions against the unequal costs of telling the truth.
Read it for the pressure it places on the idea of innocence. The novel makes a searching discussion of what people will risk for someone else when their own future is finally within reach.
