![]() This is a sparkling read, bolstered by a few of the women’s stories sprinkled in throughout. Additionally, the mystery of a young girl’s death offers an interesting twist at the end. Balli Kaur Jaswal was born in Singapore and grew up in Japan, Russia, and the Philippines. ![]() It’s a precious gift to give, and one Nikki comes to take very seriously. A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is a reader’s delight. Jaswal’s charming debut features an engaging protagonist who longs to break free from her more traditional mother’s expectations and who is still smarting from her father’s death, but it’s the portrayal of the women in Nikki’s class that is the highlight: these women are considered invisible, but through their writing they can be seen and their desires and dreams can be acknowledged. But something about the women makes Nikki want to try, and when the class discover a book of erotica meant as a gag gift for Nikki’s sister, Mindi, all bets are off, and a sensation is born. ![]() Unfortunately, the widows barely know how to write their own names. When Nikki, a 22-year-old modern Punjabi woman, decides to teach a writing workshop for Punjabi widows two days a week in London’s Southall area, she goes in with the idea that she will walk the widows through how to write stories and then compile the stories into an anthology at the end of the class.
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