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On Borrowed Wings
The Daily Beast
“The Professor's Reading List”
Acclaimed novelist and Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter recommends five of his favorite books…including On Borrowed Wings.
Yale Alumni Magazine, “Better-Than-Beach Reads”:
Ben Yagoda, © Yale Alumni Magazine
Prasad is Speaker at “World of Words”Opening Program, Connecticut State Capitol
NPR: The Faith Middleton Show, Faith Middleton interviews Chandra Prasad about her writing.
NPR: The Faith Middleton Show, Faith Middleton: “I want to tell you about a book I had the best time with.”
A review from The Life & Time:
“Every so often I start reading a book that I just cannot put down….On Borrowed Wings by Chandra Prasad was one of those books.”
A review from Major Bedhead:
"This book was great on so many levels. It would make a terrific book group book because there are so many topics to delve into for discussion: race, class and gender identity, to name but three. In fact, I may suggest it for my book group; I enjoyed it that much."
A review from Left-Handed Trees:
“On Borrowed Wings is a fable of love, confidence, and fearlessness”
A review from CPA Mom:
“Quite simply, I was captivated by this book from beginning to end.”
A review from Margalit:
"A fascinating story. The meticulously detailed historical background is very interesting and actually quite educational but doesn't for a moment detract from the flow of the story. And what a story!"
A review from They Grow in Your Heart:
"a lovely coming of age novel.”
A review from Making Things Up:
“Which is more revolutionary: pretending to be someone you’re not, to prove you can do what others can do; or being yourself, but striving to be a trailblazer?”
A review from Jumping Monkeys:
“Far more than a just one of the guys period piece. Prasad tackles issues of family loyalty, race, and class, as well as gender.”
A review from So a Blonde Walks Into a Review:
“The writing flows so smoothly with intelligent prose and it leaves you with a deep message on women and history.”
A review from Baggage and Bug:
“I’ve always loved stories that center around a female who impersonates a male. On Borrowed Wings was no exception.”
A review from The House at My Corner:
“I like Chandra Prasad’s vivid descriptions and analogies.”
A review from Secretburning:
“It would have been so easy (and predictable) for this to turn into a Cinderella story, but the author resisted that lure. Adele grows in unexpected ways”
A review from bleeding espresso:
“Prasad does a great job of painting the scene, making the reader part of an old quarry town in Connecticut.”
A review from Hamster Boy:
“I would recommend this novel and I look forward to reading more by Ms. Prasad.”
New Haven Advocate, “Wings of Stone: A local novelist melds Branford's quarries and Yale's courtyards”
Christopher Arnott © New Haven Advocate, June 21, 2007
The New Haven Register, “Chandra Prasad's debut novel reflects fascination with the '30s, Yale, gender issues”
New Haven, CT - June 27, 2007
Connecticut Post, “Yale's past inspires Chandra Prasad’s novel”
Joe Meyers © Connecticut Post, June 15, 2007
The Hamden Journal, “In an age when it is almost impossible to get a passport and metrosexual is an actual designation for a type of person, Chandra Prasad is redefining identity.”
"In Shakespeare-like fashion, Prasad explores what it means to be a woman and a man, growing up in a difficult situation."
Kenneth Hoffman, Editor © Hamden Journal, June 14, 2007
India New England, “Conn. author imagines world without women in latest novel.”
Meera Rajagopalan © India New England, June 8, 2007
Publishers Weekly, "Debut to Atria"
By Matthew Thornton, © Publishers Weekly December 5, 2005