Thirst

Written by Varsha Bajaj

A girl uncovers a water mafia in Mumbai, risking everything to expose them.

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192 pages· 33,903 words· Est. 4 hour read· 700L

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Bookroo's summary

In Mumbai's slums, Minni struggles with scarce water access. When she witnesses water theft and discovers a mafia boss in her new workplace, she faces a perilous choice: expose the truth or protect herself. As she navigates this dangerous world, Minni must decide how far she'll go to fight for justice. Will she risk her job and life to ensure water for all?

From the publisher

A New York Times Bestseller The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity–an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there’s even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. How did something as simple as access to water get so complicated?

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