Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

A spicy and seductive blend of Together Tea and Calendar Girls, this is a vibrant, seductive, and thought-provoking East meets West tale about friendship, community, and women's lives in general.

Each and every woman has a hidden existence.

In the trendy neighbourhood pub in West London, Nikki works as a barman. She was raised in a traditional Sikh society but has spent the majority of her twenty-odd years separating herself from it in favour of a more autonomous (i.e., Western) lifestyle. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants. Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively accepts a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community centre in the bustling centre of London's close-knit Punjabi community after her father's death leaves the family struggling financially.

The correct Sikh widows who walk up are hoping to master the craft of writing short stories, not basic English literacy due to a misunderstanding. Beneath their white dupattas, Nikki discovers her pupils have a wealth of desires and memories when one of the widows uncovers a book of romantic tales in English and shares it with the class. She teaches these modest ladies how to tell their unwritten experiences, inspiring surprising and exhilarating creative expression in an effort to free them.

As the number of women enrolled in the class rises, Nikki cautions her pupils to hide their work from the Brotherhood—a group of young, ultraconservative males who have identified as the community's "moral police." However, when some of the class erotica is shared around acquaintances and the widows' gossip provides startling insights into the loss of a young wife—a contemporary woman like Nikki—it ignites a controversy that puts them all in danger.