The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters

By Balli Kaur Jaswal,

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

Meet the Shergill Sisters.

The know-it-all, Rajni.
The drama queen, Jezmeen.
The golden child, Shirina.

They have never been close. But their mother's dying wish was for them to take a pilgrimage across India together, to carry…

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1 author picked The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Shergill sisters were never close, not even as children. But when their mother leaves a final letter instructing her daughters to spread her remains in her homeland of India, the three of them reluctantly agree to carry out this task.

As a child of Indian immigrants, I appreciated the rich descriptions of the setting and cultural traditions. I also loved how the Shergill sisters started off their journey estranged and distant but ended with a deeper understanding of themselves, their mother, and each other.  

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