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title: "Sugarbread Paperback – 10 September 2020"
brand: "balli kaur jaswal"
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# Sugarbread Paperback – 10 September 2020

**Brand:** balli kaur jaswal
**Price:** HK$50
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- **What is this?** Sugarbread Paperback – 10 September 2020 by balli kaur jaswal
- **How much does it cost?** HK$50 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Strong characters, complex family ties!
  

*by M***U on Reviewed in India on 14 August 2021*

Set in the 1990s, this is a story of a Sikh family living in Singapore. We read the story of a 10- year old pin  with a parallel narration of her mother's childhood laying a comparison of the inter-generational contrast for the reader. Pin with her innocent yet highly logical thoughts questions conversations with her friends and family. She's also a keen observer and tries to figure out her mother's state of mind through her cooking (and yes the author does provide for some drool-worthy descriptions of food throughout the book!). Pin's monologues and confusion over God makes her a real and an endearing character.All seems well until her grandmother moves in and begins to impose her beliefs and ideals over everyone, thus changing the whole dynamics of the house. The story then begins to unravel hinting on an unsettling incident in the past.Although written in a simple, humorous yet engaging narrative, the book touches upon some serious topics of victim blaming, patriarchy, casual racism, religion and unresolved childhood trauma.A well rounded book depicting some complex family ties.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Another Wonderful Novel by A Fast Becoming Favourite Indian Author <3
  

*by F***S on Reviewed in India on 6 December 2020*

(Voluntarily reviewed a physical copy of book on For The Love of Fictional Worlds)Sugar bread is my introduction to Ms. Jaiswal's writing-and I have to be honest; with the first book, she has cemented herself as one of the few Indian authors I would blindly buy.Sugar bread, is a novel about the Sikh diaspora living in Singapore and the story is told in the naive and innocent voice of a young girl; Pin - torn between the modern world she is growing up in and the traditional values of a family in a society far removed from her family's country; yet who still cling tightly to their idea of the perfect culture traditions/society; especially by Pin's grandmother-whose arrival in her home not only disrupts herhome life but also her mother's behaviour drastically.It is judgement free style of writing of the author gives the readers a chance of going into the plot without being influenced by the author's opinion and views - being able to empathize; not just with the protagonist; but also the people she loves and cares about and a society she found herself living in, but mostly found exasperated by.Sugar bread is Pin's journey of understanding her mother-the reasons behind her mother's transformation from a strong, decisive independent woman, to a meek submissive woman who tends to bow down in front of the acerbic comments and taunts of her own very religious and traditional mother.This beautiful book explores multitude of issues including racial discrimination, patriarchy, sexual abuse and caste; even in a society that is supposed to have been a new, modern beginning eons away from the country they left behind.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Slow and impactful read
  

*by R***A on Reviewed in India on 15 April 2022*

When you hear the word "Sugar bread," what comes to your mind? For me, it was some sugar sprinkled on the bread, just like how my brother and I used to eat during our childhood days. Having something sweet to eat back then was a privilege, and this was a perfect replacement. We don't make it often now, but we still love sugar paranthas.See, I also told you a tale about myself behind this. Similarly, this book is all about mini-stories that involve food. It gives off a warm and fuzzy vibe, where everything looks straightforward, but it isn't. When we witness our elders spending their lives in the same way day in and day out, we tend to assume that adult life is the best. Everything appears to be perfect, but things change once we put ourselves in their shoes.There are moments in our life that change for the better or good we don't get to know at the moment, but they leave us so vulnerable that it becomes difficult to make sense of anything. Here, the mother always tells her daughter not to become like her. The daughter always wonders about this as she has no clue about the issues. Our parents are like that most of the time. They want us to do good but never tell us the reason behind a few things.This book revolves around relationships that show how some are more important than others. Also how, you may need to let go of some significant relationships to avoid feeling guilty. It becomes tough to maintain peace when everyone does not think alike.I read it slowly to soak every emotion it offers thoroughly. The protagonist is a child, and the book oozes out childlike innocence. I loved everything about this book. The description of God is silly but so apt as being a 90s kid; I had the same notions back then. I loved this story and would recommend you to read this.

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