Balli Kaur Jaswal

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows follows her acclaimed American debut with this witty, life-affirming family dramaan Indian This Is Where I Leave Youabout three Punjabi sisters embarking on a pilgrimage to their homeland to lay their mother to rest

The British-born Shergill sistersRajni, Jezmeen, and Shirinabarely got along growing up, and as adults have grown even further apart. But on her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish: that her daughters will make a pilgrimage together to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to carry out her final rites. After a trip to India with her mother as a teenager, school principal Rajni vowed never to return. But she's always been a dutiful daughter, and cannot, even now, refuse her mother's request. Struggling actress Jezmeen leaps at the chance to drop out of sightunbeknownst to her sisters, she's escaping the wrong kind of internet fame. Baby of the family Shirina's wealthy in-laws are pushing her to make a pivotal decision; time away will help her decide whether she will obey, or stand up for herself.

By turns funny, heartfelt, pointed, and wonderfully insightful, The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters illuminates the bonds of family, sisterhood, and heritage that give us wingsand rootsdespite our differences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062645166
• Artikelnr.: 56837035

Autorenporträt

The daughter of a diplomat, Balli Kaur Jaswal was born in Singapore and grew up in Japan, Russia, and the Philippines. She received a BA in Creative Writing from Hollins University in Virginia and a PhD from Singapore's Nanyang Technical University. Her essays and op-eds about diaspora, censorship, racism, and sexuality have appeared in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, The South China Morning Post, Harper's Bazaar, and Salon.com. She lives with her family in Singapore, where she is a professor at Yale-NUS.

Rezensionen

Praise for Balli Kaur Jaswal:

'Big-hearted, earthy and funny: turns so many preconceptions upside down. A rattlingly good story' Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

'Warm and hilariously funny' Good Housekeeping

'Charming, hilarious and thoughtful' The Pool

'Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows balances darkness and light, social commentary and ecstatic escapism... funny and moving tale of desire and its discontents' The Economist

'Sensual, authentic and hilarious, I will never look at an aubergine in the same way again - 5 stars' The Sun

'Enlightening and entertaining' Woman & Home

'A dark comedy... about empowerment and friendship' Tatler

'A page turner... Tackles serious themes with a light and funny touch' Glamour

'Funny yet serious, this is a fab book about women, culture and secrets' Prima

'By turns erotic, romantic, and mysterious, this tale of women defying patriarchal strictures enchants' Kirkus Reviews

'Compulsive, funny and wonderfully original - this novel glows with witty sensuality. I love it ' Helen Lederer, Losing It

'Poignant, intelligent yet wickedly funny - a delightful read that reignites one's belief in the power of sisterhood' June Sarpong