Feminism books from Singapore
Recommended feminism books (2)
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If you are into feminism here are some feminism books from Singapore for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Inheritance by Balli Kaur Jaswal EN
Description:
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 buck tradition in the face of an ever-changing nation. Reader Reviews: “A rich and gorgeous portrait of a family—and nation—struggling against history, culture, ... continue
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The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters : A Novel by Balli Kaur Jaswal EN
Description:
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 Shirnia—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 ... continue