Nikki is a young Punjabi woman who has spent most of her twenty years distancing herself from her community and leading an independent Western life. After the death of her father, which brings her family into financial trouble, she takes a job as a writing teacher for a group of widows and discovers that the white dupatta of a widow hides more than just a few gray hairs.

Generous, down-to-earth, and witty... A captivating story. Every woman has a secret life.