Send us a text What happens when a brown woman dares to want more—more power, more freedom, more than the life she was told to be grateful for? In this gripping episode of Bold Brown British, Quarina sits down with award-winning author Dur e Aziz Amna to dissect her electrifying new novel A Splintering. Set in a politically charged Pakistan and centred around Tara—a woman clawing her way from rural obscurity to urban ambition—the novel is a storm of motherhood, desire, rage, and class struggl...
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Send us a text What happens when a brown woman dares to want more—more power, more freedom, more than the life she was told to be grateful for? In this gripping episode of Bold Brown British, Quarina sits down with award-winning author Dur e Aziz Amna to dissect her electrifying new novel A Splintering. Set in a politically charged Pakistan and centred around Tara—a woman clawing her way from rural obscurity to urban ambition—the novel is a storm of motherhood, desire, rage, and class struggl...
Mum's Not Your Wife, Bro: Emotional Incest in South Asian Homes
Bold, Brown and British
19 minutes
6 months ago
Mum's Not Your Wife, Bro: Emotional Incest in South Asian Homes
Send us a text Why does aunty treat her son like he's her therapist, husband, and Hinge match all rolled into one? 😬 In this solo episode, Quarina dives headfirst into the spicy and taboo topic of emotional incest—specifically the over-attachment we see in some South Asian mother-son dynamics. From guilt-tripping mums to boundary-less beta boys, this episode breaks down: 💥 What emotional incest really is (no, not that kind) 💥 Why it thrives in South Asian homes 💥 How it affects sons, partne...
Bold, Brown and British
Send us a text What happens when a brown woman dares to want more—more power, more freedom, more than the life she was told to be grateful for? In this gripping episode of Bold Brown British, Quarina sits down with award-winning author Dur e Aziz Amna to dissect her electrifying new novel A Splintering. Set in a politically charged Pakistan and centred around Tara—a woman clawing her way from rural obscurity to urban ambition—the novel is a storm of motherhood, desire, rage, and class struggl...
