A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF

Experienced narrators of South Asian descent come together to create vivid listening. In a near apocalyptic Kolkata, India, two families battle for survival without fully understanding how each family's decisions impact the other. The varied voices work together to mimic life in a crowded, strained city. The narrators' pacing and tonal changes guide the listener through the ups and downs of the tumultuous week of the story. Leela Tapryal, Sid Sagar, Rajib Bhattacharya, Soneela Nankani, Reena Dutt, Shawn K. Jain, and Mayuri Bhandari weave mounting conflicts between Ma and Boomba as they both try to flee Kolkata before it collapses under the weight of a food shortage and a mounting climate crisis. The ensemble cast expertly shapes an urgent, shifting story. M.R. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2025]