Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

I'm not sure what I expected, given the title, but I was pleasantly surprised.
This was a clever way to bring erotica to the masses. No 50-shades. The stories were told by Punjabi widows (as the title suggests), but it is the way the stories are woven into lives that really makes them powerful.
The characters were lost in their worlds in one sense, being widows in a country where they didn't read or write the language (USA). Each still had stories to tell, so they enrolled in a class. The teacher thought it was for creative writing, the facility thought it was for literacy, but the students had their own idea. The fact that the stories turned erotic was a surprise to many and felt organic.
There wasn't a misplaced character in this book. They were engaging and strong, but their vulnerabilities all shone through as did their growth.
Great book!