# Event Details - **Event Name**: McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for this month's discussion of The East Indian by Brinda Charry.About this EventNeed to order a copy of the book? You can do so .About the book:An exhilarating debut historical fiction novel about the first native of the Indian subcontinent to arrive in Colonial America, inspired by a historical figure—“marvelous…readers of Esi Edugyan and Yaa Gyasi will be enthralled” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Meet Tony: insatiably curious, deeply compassionate, with a unique perspective on every scene he encounters. Kidnapped and transported to the New World after traveling from the British East India Company’s outpost on the Coromandel Coast to the teeming streets of London, young Tony finds himself in Jamestown, Virginia, where he and his fellow indentured servants—boys like himself, men from Africa, a mad woman from London—must work the tobacco plantations. Orphaned and afraid, Tony initially longs for home. But as he adjusts to his new environment, finding companionship and even love, he can envision a life for himself after servitude. His dream: to become a medicine man, or a physician’s assistant, an expert on roots and herbs, a dispenser of healing compounds.Like the play that captivates him—Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream—Tony’s life is rich with oddities and hijinks, humor and tragedy. Set during the early days of English colonization in Jamestown, before servitude calcified into racialized slavery, The East Indian gives authentic voice to an otherwise unknown historic figure and brings the world he would have encountered to vivid life. In this picaresque coming-of-age tale, narrated by a most memorable literary rascal, Charry conjures a young character sure to be beloved by readers for years to come. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mccandless-township/mccandless-book-club-ft-the-east-indian/100001993163323154 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: 65 Blazier Dr - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: McCandless Township - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: 65 Blazier Dr - **lat**: 40.58555279999999 - **long**: -80.0395504 - **full address**: 65 Blazier Dr, 65 Blazier Drive, McCandless Township, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/b459cce5029885b2f52c4954d4c2f9144bde07574ac53da870908dfdb272c30d-rimg-w1200-h600-dc0174a5-gmir.jpg?v=1783470003 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian being held? - **A:** McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian takes place on Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 24 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 65 Blazier Dr, 65 Blazier Drive, McCandless Township, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian? - **A:** McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian is organized by Riverstone Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** McCandless Book Club ft. The East Indian is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. 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