ISBN:
0062645110
Title: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Pdf A Novel
“Jaswal tackles serious themes (arranged vs forced marriage, traditional vs modern culture) with a light and funny touvh. A page-turner your commute will thank you for.” (Glamour Magazine)“By turns erotic, romantic, and mysterious, this novel of women defying patriarchial strictures enchants.” (Kirkus Reviews)“A page-turner your commute will thank you for. Tackles serious themes with a light and funny touch.” (Glamour (UK))“Warm and hilariously funny.” (Good Housekeeping (UK))“Heady stuff ... a funny and moving tale of desire and its discontents.” (The Economist)“Charming ... This is a sparkling read.” (Publishers Weekly)“I loved this novel―it’s so big-hearted and earthy and funny. Best of all, it turns many preconceptions upside down, and opens up a world that so many of us have only glimpsed. A rattlingly good story.” (Deborah Moggach, author of THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL) Every woman has a secret life . . .Nikki, a modern 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-knit Punjabi community.The proper Sikh widows who show up are expecting to learn English, not short-story writing. When one of the widows finds a book of erotica and shares it with the class, Nikki realizes that beneath their white dupattas, her students have a wealth of fantasies and memories that they’ve held in for far too long. Eager to liberate these modest women, she teaches them how to express their untold stories, unleashing creativity of the most unexpected—and exciting—kind.As the class grows, a group called the Brothers, who have appointed themselves Southall’s “moral police,” threaten to reveal the class’s scandalous stories and the mysterious secrets lurking beneath this seemingly sedate, tight-knit community.
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Pick
A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages—a spicy and alluring mix of Together Tea and Calendar Girls.
Every woman has a secret life . . .
Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s 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, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community center in the beating heart of London’s close-knit Punjabi community.
Because of a miscommunication, the proper Sikh widows who show up are expecting to learn basic English literacy, not the art of short-story writing. When one of the widows finds a book of sexy stories in English and shares it with the class, Nikki realizes that beneath their white dupattas, her students have a wealth of fantasies and memories. Eager to liberate these modest women, she teaches them how to express their untold stories, unleashing creativity of the most unexpected—and exciting—kind.
As more women are drawn to the class, Nikki warns her students to keep their work secret from the Brotherhood, a group of highly conservative young men who have appointed themselves the community’s "moral police." But when the widows’ gossip offers shocking insights into the death of a young wife—a modern woman like Nikki—and some of the class erotica is shared among friends, it sparks a scandal that threatens them all.
So much to love about this book I wasn't really sure what to expect with Erotic Stories by Punjabi Widows and admit I picked it up solely because it was part of Reese Witherspoon's book club (her recommendations have been pretty on point so far!). But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the book and it opened up a whole new world to me (let me be clear that world is the one in which Punjabi widows live and not necessarily an "erotic" world LOL). The story is centered on Nikki, a first-generation 22-year-old Punjabi girl navigating 21st century England with a very traditional mom and sister. When Nikki gets a job teaching Punjabi widows to write, the class quickly turns into a time for the widows to share erotic stories born out of their imaginations. And let me tell you, the stories are not what you'd expect coming from these ladies! They are seriously naughty.See, once these Punjabi women became widows, they were essentially ignored. Society dictates that they are no longer able to find love or romance, so they spend a lot of time with each other. Most people think they are just having "old lady" conversations with each other, but these women still have needs and desires. Nikki's class gives them the power to share these stories in a more formal setting and document them. In the meantime, Nikki is struggling with being independent and dating in a modern world when her traditional family and many other Punjabi are accustomed to arranged marriages, reserved women, and close-knit families.There's so much more going on in this book, including a mysterious death that Nikki is intent on learning more about. Don't write this novel off as being "romance" or "trashy;" it's truly about the immigrant experience and will give you insight into a culture that doesn't seem to get a ton of attention in most casesFunny and a little bit dark Being raised in a Romanian Orthodox culture, reading a book about Punjabi women was a good experience to learn about the ways other women dealt with patriarchy and find new ways of tiny freedoms in their private life.I think I was into this book because I witnessed myself from old romanian women dirty jokes and stories and I always knew somehow this was something very womanly. Only getting older did I understood that this was the way a patriarchal society goes, where our stories are private and men stories are public and published.I think this book was a nice read and I do recommend it since I do not find very often opportunities to be immersed into an immigrant Punjabi women’s club. It is funny and I would have loved more of this to permeate the book, even though i do understand the logic of the dark elements in the story. The arranged or forced marriages, the honor, the crimes, they are all part of a society ruled by men and it was wise for the author to give a more realistic image of these deep patriarchal communities.Not what I expectedš I began this story because I saw it at target and the summary definitely peaked my interest. I got the sample from kindle and I was hooked. This story took me by surprise so many times, it was a whirlwind and I lived for it. It was incredibly interesting to learn a small portion of their culture through this book and has inspired me to look into the culture further. I 100% recommend this book to anyone, not only was it a little bit of mystery, and comedy, but it was such a mix of everything. It was written beautifully and should be enjoyed by many. Round of applause to the author!!
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