Staff Faves: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

I heard about this book from colleagues long before it was published. They talked about the power of the story and how well it was written. This book has now struck a chord with readers across North America and is landing on bestseller lists from coast-to-coast. Behind the Beautiful Forevers tells the story of families living in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement right near the luxury hotels of Mumbai. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Katherine Boo has a gift for sharing the inside story of these people’s lives while remaining an outside observer. These people, and their stories, are very powerful and not easily forgotten.