Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai

"A distressing account of life on the Deonar garbage mountains outside Mumbai, this book chronicles the life of Farzana Ali Shaikh and her family to paint a broader picture of how families survive while literally surrounded by trash. Carefully researched and written with a lot of heart, this book opens a door into a different way of life – one in which people are forced to make a living in an incredibly unhealthy and dangerous environment while the government repeatedly fails to find sustainable, humane solutions."