Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Brief Summary

In "Behind the Beautiful Forevers", Katherine Boo brings you the lives of Mumbai residents: young Abdul, who works for a better future, and Asha, who sees corruption as her ticket out of poverty. Boo spent years documenting this undercity, gathering a story that’s as heartbreaking as it is eye-opening. The book shows the versatile face of poverty with ambition, resilience, and the human capacity to fight for dignity.