Her creative excitement is seriously dampened when faced at her first class with mostly elderly widows who could hardly write their names in their native language let alone form coherent sentences in English. While posting the flyer of Mindy's information on the notice board, Nikki is attracted by an ad looking for an instructor for a course of creative writing for women in the temple. The drama starts when Mindy asks Nikki to post an ad for her on the marriage board in the Sikh temple at South-hall in London which I learned was where the Indian community of London was largely concentrated, and where they can lead their own insular lives surrounded by all the trappings of their native culture. Nikki is rebellious against parental authority and traditional Indian values, and is the polar opposite of her sister Mindy who is looking to meet someone of her own culture for a traditional arranged marriage that wins familial approval. The main protagonist is Nikki a modern woman of Punjabi heritage who is trying to navigate out of a rut in her emotional and professional life. This is a very entertaining story that touches on myriad themes of tradition, community and belonging in an East meet West setting.
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