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Nikki is a British-born Punjabi/Sikh Indian living slightly apart from a tight community of Punjabi Sikhs. A law-school dropout with interest in feminism, she commutes to the traditional community to supplement her bartender income as an under-qualified creative writing instructor for an all-female class.
Through little fault or input from Nikki, the small convocation of mostly illiterate widows evolves as a story club, exchanging very well-composed erotic fantasies.
The mixed-genre book becomes m ...more
Through little fault or input from Nikki, the small convocation of mostly illiterate widows evolves as a story club, exchanging very well-composed erotic fantasies.
The mixed-genre book becomes m ...more
This book was such a pleasant surprise. It was darker than I expected but it was balanced nicely with humor. Very well written and a nice peak into a culture I don't know enough about. Very well written. I definitely want to read more by this author.
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