The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters - Jaswal, Balli Kaur
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The author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows follows her American debut with this witty family drama about three Punjabi sisters. The British-born Shergill sisters?Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina?barely 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 to India to carry out her final rites. After a trip to India as a teenager, Rajni vowed never to return, but as a dutiful daughter she cannot refuse her mother's request. Struggling actress…mehr

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The author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows follows her American debut with this witty family drama about three Punjabi sisters. The British-born Shergill sisters?Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina?barely 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 to India to carry out her final rites. After a trip to India as a teenager, Rajni vowed never to return, but as a dutiful daughter she cannot refuse her mother's request. Struggling actress Jezmeen leaps at the chance to go, while Shirina's wealthy in-laws are pushing her to make a pivotal decision. By turns funny, heartfelt, and wonderfully insightful, The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters illuminates the bonds of family, sisterhood, and heritage.
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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.
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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