I loved author Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women. Ms. Jaswal is now one of my favorite authors. This Adventures book has more of a suspenseful plot than Erotic Stories and follows the three Shergill sisters as they navigate a trip to India together.
British sisters Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina must take a trip to their homeland to satisfy the wishes of their recently deceased mother. Their mother wants her ashes to be disbursed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Before her death she wrote down a daily itinerary of what she wanted her daughters to do when they arrived in India. The sisters are at odds with each other and always have been. Rajni is the oldest and has previously been on a pilgrimage to India with her mother. However, she had vowed to herself that she would never return there. Jezmeen is a struggling actress and cannot afford to spend time traveling as she has an appointment for an important audition for a part that could catapult her to stardom. Shirina is married but is always pressured by her in laws to do something she does not want to do. They have given her an assignment to do while she is in India. The question is whether she will stand up for herself or cater to their wishes once more.
The theme of the story is, obviously, family, including what it means to be a second generation immigrant. Current topics such as assisted suicide are also addressed. There is another important topic discussed that relates solely to Shirina but I don't want to be a spoiler.
I highly recommend this funny and heartwarming story, particularly for women, as the bonds of sisterhood are what this book is all about.
5 out of 5 stars.
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