"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is an amazing MUST read book.

I was hooked on the first paragraph. It is a marvel to read.
I wish I could think even one sentence as good as she writes.

From wiki:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity is a non-fiction book written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo in 2012. It won the National Book Award.
The book describes the present-day Annawadi slum of Mumbai, India, located near the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. It follows the interconnected lives of several residents, including a young trash picker, a female "slumlord," and a college student.
The deservedly won these prizes:
2012 National Book Award, winner, Nonfiction category.[1]
2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, finalist, Nonfiction category.[3]
2012 Samuel Johnson Prize, shortlist [4]
2012 Guardian First Book Award, shortlist [5]
2012 New York Times bestseller
2012 Salon What to Read Awards[6]
2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize

and about the multi award winning author:
Katherine (Kate) J. Boo (born August 12, 1964) is an award-winning journalist and author known primarily for writing about poor and disadvantaged people in America, although her work has recently shifted to the slums of Mumbai, India.