Balli Kaur Jaswal Livres

Winner of the 2014 Best Young Australian Novelists Award In 1971, a teenage girl briefly disappears from her house in the middle of the night, only to return a different person, causing fissures that threaten to fracture her Punjabi Sikh family. As Singapore’s political and social landscapes evolve, the family must cope with shifting attitudes toward castes, youth culture, sex and gender roles, identity and belonging. Inheritance examines each family member’s struggles to either preserve or reject tradition in the face of an ever-changing nation. An astounding novel of family life and how people manage to find the truth about themselves.

Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the 2017 Singapore Book Award for Fiction Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize Pin must not become like her mother, but nobody will tell her why. She seeks clues in Ma’s cooking when she’s not fighting other battles—being a bursary girl at an elite school and facing racial taunts from the bus uncle. Then her meddlesome grandmother moves in, installing a portrait of a watchful Sikh guru and a new set of house rules. Old secrets begin to surface but can Pin handle learning the truth?

Exploring the dynamics of family and culture, this witty drama centers on three Punjabi sisters navigating their relationships and identities. The narrative delves into their individual struggles and the bonds that tie them together, blending humor with poignant moments. This American debut from the author of a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection promises a rich exploration of sisterhood and the complexities of cultural expectations.

Every woman has a hidden life... Not-so-dutiful daughter Nikki is pulled back into the Punjabi community she's been trying to leave behind when she takes on a teaching job at her local temple - a class that rapidly gets out of hand as the elderly women find their voices. And all communities have their secrets... Freed from the expectations of others, the widows begin to open up about womanhood, sexuality, and the dark untold stories within the community. But the temple is policed by the self-appointed Brothers and as Nikki uncovers the truth about the suspicious death of a young woman, the illicit nature of the class places them all in danger.

We are invisible: we clean your houses, we look after your children, we know your secrets. But now you know one of ours... Rules for being a maid: No smoking No boyfriends No visitors And most importantly: be invisible... Corazon, Angel and Donita have all come to Singapore to work for a living. The thing that unites them? Their labour must remain unseen. But when a friend is accused of murdering her employer, everything changes. The accused could be any of them; they all know the stories of women who were scapegoated or even executed for crimes they didn't commit. Each woman has secrets to keep, yet they must gather every ounce of bravery, fearlessness and complete audacity to clear the name of one of their own. After all, no-one knows the secrets of Singapore's elite quite like the women who work in their homes...

Grab your passport and let the Shergill sisters take you on a journey...