Question: what is the book behind the beautiful forevers about

title: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
text: Annawadi is a slum created on land belonging to the Mumbai Airport . It was settled initially by migrant workers who had come to work on the airport in 1991 and stayed behind . The workers reclaimed a piece of airport land that was marshy and otherwise unusable . It quickly grew into a sprawling , densely inhabited zone of makeshift shacks , filled primarily with recent migrants to Mumbai from all over India and Pakistan . Ethnically , it is a mixture of many different groups and languages . Boo got to know the people there during the course of three years and in this work writes about the daily stresses and problems that inhabitants must contend with , such as poverty , hunger , disease , dirt , ethnic strife , violence , the constant fear that the airport authority will bulldoze their homes since they are technically there illegally , corruption , fatigue , weather , and the interpersonal conflicts that are augmented by being forced to live in close quarters with many others . She focuses on people such as Sunil , a stunted orphan who is a garbage picker ; Abdul , a second generation garbage picker ; Fatima , an emotionally troubled woman with one leg who dreams of a different life ; Manju , who is trying to become the first female resident of Annawadi to graduate from college , and her mother , Asha , who is trying to attain the role of `` slumlord '' , giving her access to power , money , and respect , but at the price of becoming part of the corruption around her . One of the central dramas around which the book centers is the self - immolation of Fatima , who then makes a false statement to the police that it was the fault of Abdul , his sister , and his father . 

Answer: answer: Annawadi is a slum created on land belonging to the Mumbai Airport .
One of the central dramas around which the book centers is the self - immolation of Fatima , who then makes a false statement to the police that it was the fault of Abdul , his sister , and his father .
answer: Annawadi is a slum created on land belonging to the Mumbai Airport.  This work writes about the daily stresses and problems that inhabitants must contend with, such as poverty, hunger, disease, among many other plights.  She focuses on people such as Sunil, a stunted orphan who is a garbage picker; Abdul, a second generation garbage picker; Fatima, an emotionally troubled woman with one leg who dreams of a different life; Manju, who is trying to become the first female resident of Annawadi to graduate from college, and her mother, Asha, who is trying to attain the role of `` slumlord '', giving her access to power, money, and respect, but at the price of becoming part of the corruption around her.  One of the central dramas around which the book centers is the self - immolation of Fatima, who then makes a false statement to the police that it was the fault of Abdul, his sister, and his father.