The India Exhibition

by Richard Timothy Conroy

Hired to mount an exhibition for the sesquicentennial of the birth of K. V. Chandra, precursor of Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Scruggs realizes that Violet, the assistant assigned to him, is not actually an expert on India but a troublemaking nuisance. A first novel.

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Katharine Ott · Rating 1 out of 5]

"The India Exhibition" - written by Richard Conroy and published in 1992 by St Martin's Press. Pretty lousy, DNF.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry Scruggs, a foreign service officer at the Smithsonian, is helping prepare an exhibition requested by the government of India. The exhibit honors the sesquicentennial of the Indian thinker Chandra, and the centerpiece is a solid gold, more than life-sized statue of Chandra. The exhibit designer, Violet, is a wild, irresponsible and irresistibly sexy woman who turns Henry's quiet life upside down before she disappears. When the statue is stolen, Henry worries about Violet's possible involvement, and also about what has happened to her.

[Alicia Catlos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quirky and fun. A quick, enjoyable read.

[P · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dated: set in swinging 1970s? Readable but basically showing off insider knowledge of DC, State Dept. and Smithsonian without any reward. Bizarrely inappropriate time spent on the allergic asthma of the main character; certainly more than was interesting or necessary.