When trying for a daughter leaves Rosie with five beautiful boys, she’s unaware of what life will throw at her. Her youngest boy Claude – the one she was so sure was going to be a baby girl but ended up being a boy- is quick little learner. Claude learns to crawl, walk, and talkContinue reading “This Is How It Always Is”
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The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi’s The Henna Artist takes place in newly independent India, following the life of Lakshmi, who at the age of seventeen-years-old, managed to escape from her abusive marriage. Travelling all the way from her husband’s village to the Pink City, Jaipur, Lakshmi becomes a henna artist for some of the elite. An ambitious andContinue reading “The Henna Artist”
Baani Da Paari’vaar
Baani Da Paari’vaar is a children’s book created by Sarbdeep Johal which teaches the reader the words and names used for different family members in Punjabi. I had heard about these books somewhere on social media but slipped my mind. During a stroll through my favorite store, Indigo, I was browsing the children’s section, asContinue reading “Baani Da Paari’vaar”
The Golden Son
The Golden Son is based on the lives of two individuals, Leela and Anil, two childhood friends hailing from a small village in the state of Gurjat, India. Belonging to the most respected and wealthy family in the village, Anil has the opportunity to break away from his family’s multigenerational farming and choose his ownContinue reading “The Golden Son”
Nish Jots Her Thoughts 