![]() ![]() There, she teaches a haggle of middle-aged women, many of whom don’t know how to read or write, let alone the sophistication of creative story telling. ![]() In addition, she offers to teach English lessons at the local community Sikh gurdwara in Southhall. She ends up working and living in a pub, much to the consternation of her mother and sister. It describes how Nikki comes to terms with her Sikh heritage, coping with the push and pull of being a second-generation immigrant in London, and the contradictions inherent in life in multi-racial England. This novel has all the makings of a coming of age masala potboiler. Witherspoon is the actress who has been credited with transmuting many books onto the screen, including the critically acclaimed movie adaption Little Fires Everywhere. It has received much hype in the Reese Witherspoon book club – the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for potential screenplays in the US. ![]() This is certainly not the case in Balli Kaur Jaswal’s novel Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Privacy in the East is best left to the imagination. I love the part in South Asian movies where instead of showing the consummation of a love scene, it cuts to flowers blowing in the breeze or to spectacular sunsets. ![]()
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