Historical novels are the most difficult genre, requiring both the rigor of the scholar and the imagination of the fabulist. In The East Indian: A Novel (HarperCollins India), author Brinda Charry has done the former perfectly, but played it safe with the latter. Nonetheless, she has produced an interesting and worthwhile—if not spectacular—book. The “hook” […]
Historical novels are the most difficult genre, requiring both the rigor of the scholar and the imagination of the fabulist. In The East Indian: A Novel (HarperCollins India), author Brinda Charry has done the former perfectly, but played it safe with the latter. Nonetheless, she has produced an interesting and worthwhile—if not spectacular—book. The “hook” […]
Monday, August 19, 2024 SALISBURY, MD – Salisbury University Police have issued a traffic alert for Camden Avenue between College Avenue and Pine Bluff Road from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, as approximately 900 new students and their parents arrive on campus for move-in day. They make up more than half […]
