Good Girls Shouldn't

by Veena S. Halai

Reflecting the conflicting values between contemporary urban Britain and the traditional culture of the Asians who have settled there, this witty examination follows Nina as she graduates from her enthusiastically indulgent college lifestyle back into the strict environment of her parents' home. No longer thriving on the liberation from many late nights clubbing and drinking, Nina finds her freedom intolerably curtailed by the rigid restrictions of her family's lifestyle. Ultimately, her new frustrations are put into perspective when she wins a vacation to India and gains unexpected insight into "real" life, and what she might expect from it.

158 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007