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Zusatztext “An absolute delight…sad! joyful! and exciting all at the same time.” Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 drama—an Indian This Is Where I Leave You —about three Punjabi sisters embarking on a pilgrimage to their homeland to lay their mother to rest 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 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 sight—unbeknownst 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 wings—and roots—despite our differences. Zusammenfassung The author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows follows her acclaimed America debut with this life-affirming! witty family drama—an Indian This Is Where I Leave You —about three Punjabi sisters embarking on a pilgrimage to their homeland to lay their mother to rest. The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters—Rajni! Jezmeen! and Shirina—were never close and barely got along growing up! and now as adults! have grown even further apart. Rajni! a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen! a thirty-year-old struggling actress! fears her big break may never come. Shirina! the peacemaking "good" sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. 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 long ago! Rajni vowed never to return. But she’s always been a dutiful daughter! and cannot! even now! refuse her mother’s request. Jezmeen has just been publicly fired from her television job! so the trip to India is a welcome break to help her pick up the pieces of her broken career. Shirina’s in-laws are pushing her to make a pivotal decision about her married life; time away will help her decide whether to meekly obey! or to bravely stand up for herself for the first time. Arriving in India! these sisters will make unexpected discoveries about themselves! their mother! and their lives—and learn the real story behind the trip Rajni took with their Mother long ago—a momentous journey that resulted in Mum never being able to return to India again. The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters is a female take on the Indian...
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"A playful yet profound novel [that] moves easily from heartfelt to humorous...what may seem to be a singular story about first-generation London-bred Punjabi women evolves into a story universal to us all." - USA Today
"An absolute delight...sad, joyful, and exciting all at the same time." - Bookpage (starred review)
