A review by tasleemreads
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This story follows Nikki, daughter of immigrant Sikh parents living in Southall, London. She struggles to find her purpose after dropping out of University and moving out of her parent's house. She takes up a role in a Gurdwara to teach a creative writing course to women in the Southall Sikh community. She's taken by surprise when the women can't speak to write English and would rather share their erotic stories. As she bonds with the women, she comes to learn about the injustices that women face by the men within the community and how this is silenced and overlooked.

This book is an entertaining, light read, which also has some depth and explores toxic masculinity, sexuality, empowering femininity and looks into the society and community that immigrants create to form a safe space. I loved the generational POV's between elders and youngers and their view on the community. The elder gen would defend their community, to an extent, as it had kept them safe when they migrated to Southall whereas the younger gen, who are born in the UK, and battling their cultural and societal influences, find the community restrictive and controlling.

I'd recommend this book to everyone it was super enjoyable and a great read✨