A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian

Description 

Heaven is a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new, high-rise apartment buildings and technology incubators in contemporary Bangalore. In this tight-knit community, five girls on the cusp of womanhood—a politically driven graffiti artist; a transgender Christian convert; a blind girl who loves to dance; and the queer daughter of a hijabi union leader—forge an unbreakable bond.

When the local government threatens to demolish their tin shacks in order to build a shopping mall, the girls and their mothers refuse to be erased. Together they wage war on the bulldozers sent to bury their homes, and, ultimately, on the city that wishes that families like them would remain hidden forever.

Elegant, poetic, and vibrant, A People's History of Heaven takes a clear-eyed look at adversity and geography and dazzles in its depiction of love and female friendship.

Product details

Goodreads rating: 4.06

Condition: Used - very good

Format: Paperback, 304 pages

Dimensions: 127 x 196 x 25mm, 275g

Publication date: 2 Apr 2020

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

ISBN-13: 9781786077615