Anjali Enjeti’s The Parted Earth follows several generations of personal fallout from India’s Partition
…toward the unanswered questions that have always hung over her father’s family. Why did her father abruptly leave, moving to India, where he’d never lived? Why had her grandmother become…
Anjali Enjeti considers her identity in an evolving region in Southbound
…demanding work required of political activists, conveying in brutal detail just how unglamorous campaign work can be. Other essays in the collection reflect an author unafraid to take risks. In…
Natalie Standiford’s Astrid Sees All charts the course of a young friendship in early 1980s New York City
…emulated her: she found ways to be fascinating without relying on those easy tactics.” The crux of Carmen’s appeal lies in the unique nature and impact of her love. “Once…
J. Nicole Jones conjures her South Carolina family’s storied past in Low Country
…bourbon decanter and not a golden calf. That we had been praying to the alcohol all along explained a few things.” Jones oscillates between loving compassion for those who shaped…
Margaret Renkl weaves personal and natural history in Late Migrations
…learned to read.” The natural histories complement and enlarge the personal ones. Renkl’s wry appraisal of both human and nonhuman animals is affectionate yet unsentimental. From the Nashville suburbs where…
In The Caring Class, Richard Schweid examines the world of home health aides
…Bronx. An employee-owned model for home care workers, CHCA serves clients throughout the Bronx. The women who tend to apply for CHCA jobs have already faced profound challenges. Many have…
