SuitabookBhangra babes
Narinder Dhami
- Reading
- If bereavement is a sensitive subject, pause after Kiran’s circumstances emerge and invite reflection rather than prediction. Readers unfamiliar with bhangra or Indian-British settings could discuss how music and family occasions shape the situation.
- Themes
- Sisterhood and family change: Geena, Amber and Jazz navigate trouble and sisterly banter while their auntie prepares to marry and leave. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship, bereavement and helping: Amber learns that Kiran’s truancy follows her father’s death and tries to arrange friendly behaviour from Rocky. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Romantic interest and competition: The sisters bet about which of them Rocky will like; later, Rocky and Kiran seem to be more than friends. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes a child’s father dying, truancy connected with that loss, romantic interest, sibling competition and family change when an auntie plans to marry and move out. The emotional weight and treatment of these events may vary across the story.