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From the book jacket: Nikki, a modern-day daughter of Indian immigrants, has spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki impulsively takes a job teaching a “creative writing” course at the community center in the beating heart of London’s close-kknit Punjabi community. ...more
From the book jacket: Nikki, a modern-day daughter of Indian immigrants, has spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki impulsively takes a job teaching a “creative writing” course at the community center in the beating heart of London’s close-kknit Punjabi community. ...more
Nikki grew up in London living a fairly western life despite finding her Punjabi parents conservative. When Nikki dropped out of law school, she struggled with how disappointed her father was and then he passed without the chance for acceptance. Flailing a bit, Nikki takes on a creative writing class for women at the local temple. There is a bit of a mix up and she finds herself with a group of mostly illiterate widows braving her modernism instead of a proper writing class. When they find a Har
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Remember that time when you accidentally picked an NSFW title for book club to read?
Yeah. I do too. I don't know why I was surprised. The title includes the word erotic but
I didn't think the Punjabi widows would go as far as to reference the color and size of an aubergine.....but they did......Multiple times.
Every time I saw the font switch to italics - I pictured my fabulous group of friends reading and thinking "what it the H - are we going to discuss?".
Somewhere between the aubergine and ...more
Yeah. I do too. I don't know why I was surprised. The title includes the word erotic but
I didn't think the Punjabi widows would go as far as to reference the color and size of an aubergine.....but they did......Multiple times.
Every time I saw the font switch to italics - I pictured my fabulous group of friends reading and thinking "what it the H - are we going to discuss?".
Somewhere between the aubergine and ...more
A tangled web of subplots that all come together in the end. Who would have thought a book about a creative writing class could be so stimulating.
This was a 2.5 for me, rounded up to a 3.
The weird thing about this book is that it's made up a bunch of opposites. I keep wanting to describe it as cute and lighthearted, which it is, but there are also sections of it that are quite dark, including a reference to a very violent suicide scene. This contrast is reflected throughout much of the book because this story is really two stories: one is a largely lighthearted and heartwarming story about a young woman figuring out her place in the worl ...more
The weird thing about this book is that it's made up a bunch of opposites. I keep wanting to describe it as cute and lighthearted, which it is, but there are also sections of it that are quite dark, including a reference to a very violent suicide scene. This contrast is reflected throughout much of the book because this story is really two stories: one is a largely lighthearted and heartwarming story about a young woman figuring out her place in the worl ...more
Loved this book. It was like opening a bag from Target and finding a flawless diamond, Godiva chocolate, 1000 thread count sheets, and a cashmere throw. So many facets to this story, all enjoyable. 4.75/5
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