What do you get when you combine Reese Witherspoon, the morality police, and the eggplant emoji?
The career arc of Balli Kaur Jaswal.
The author, who hails from Singapore, is the latest pick for theBig Little Liesactress book club.
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The tome follows the daughter of Indian immigrants from the Sikh community living in West London (a.k.a.
thefancypart) as she takes a job teaching creative writing at the local community center.
As for the eggplant emoji part?
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Well, youll have to read to find out.
Below, Balli Kaur Jaswal answers EWs burning questions for Whats In a Page.
We illustrated and wrote our own versions ofThe Magic Finger.
What is the last book that made you cry?Our Short Historyby Lauren Grodstein.
It really resonated with me as a mother to a little boy.
They also have a shop across the street called Scoop Therapy where I do my best ice cream eating.
Which book made you a forever reader?Tiger Eyesby Judy Blume.
I remember the entire room disappearing around me whenever I read anything by Judy Blume as a child.
Perhaps a sequel is in the future.
