The book is full of warmth and laughter while exploring the lives of three sisters: Rajni, their quiet one from India who’s been forced to learn to accept change when she sees no future; Jezmin, a talkative British sister who's lost her career; and Shirna, an Arab woman who gets married while young and travels to Istanbul to get away from things. The novel explores how they react when they come together and unexpectedly go on a long journey across India together -a trip that can bring them closer and help them find answers, but also stress them out through a series of personal and political situations. It deals with themes such as racism, coming-of-age, and the larger issues in the Indian society in which the sisters' lives are embedded.
Through these unique and colourful characters, Balli provides readers with a compelling portrait of human lives-honed especially in the struggles and choices, and with a wry humour that keeps the lines between comedy and seriousness blurred.
Электронная Книга «The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters» написана автором Balli Kaur Jaswal в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780008209957
Описание книги от Balli Kaur Jaswal
Full of warmth and laugh-out-loud funny, the new novel from the author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows British-born Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina have never been close but when their mother died, she had only one request: that they take a pilgrimage across India to carry out her final rites. While an extended family holiday is the last thing they want, each sister has her own reasons to run away from her life. Rajni is the archetypal know-it-all eldest but her son dropped a devastating bombshell before she left and for the first time she doesn’t know what the future holds. Middle sister Jezmeen was always a loudmouth, translating her need for attention into life as a struggling actress. But her career is on the skids after an incident went viral and now she’s desperate to find her voice again. Shirina has always been the golden child, who confounded expectations by having an arranged marriage and moving to the other side of the world. But her perfect life isn’t what it seems and time is running out to make the right choice. As the miles rack up on their jaunt across India, the secrets of the past and present are sure to spill out…
