EAT READ REPEAT | MARCH BOOK CLUB

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

A wildly funny and razor-sharp exploration of love, family, religion and the decisions we make in pursuit of belonging. 'By normal, you mean like you? A slag with a saviour complex?'Nadia is an academic who's been disowned by her puritanical mother and dumped by her lover, Rosy. She decides to make a getaway, accepting a UN job in Iraq.

Tasked with rehabilitating ISIS women, Nadia becomes mired in the opaque world of international aid, surrounded by bumbling colleagues. Sara is a precocious and sweary East Londoner who joined ISIS at just fifteen. Nadia is struck by how similar they are: both feisty and opinionated, from a Muslim background, with a shared love of Dairy Milk and rude pick-up lines.

A powerful friendship forms between the two women, until a secret confession from Sara threatens everything Nadia has been working for.

'Funny, gripping and compassionate' DOLLY ALDERTON'

Not only hysterically funny but trenchant and necessary. I loved it' INDIA KNIGHT

'A raunchy, irreverent, touching and daring debut' PARINI SHROFF

'Essential reading' JONATHAN COE

'A breath of fresh air' MARIAN KEYES

'Original, funny and fearless' NINA STIBBE

6:30 – 7:00 Food served

7:00 – 8:00 Book discussion

Tickets

£20 – includes Fundamentally and a bowl of scouse (choose meat or vegetarian option).

Please note: we’re unable to cater for other dietary requirements or allergens.

£10 – includes the book only (no food).

If you book to attend this meeting, you will also be given the opportunity to come to our author talk with Nussaibah Younis for free. The talk is on the 4th of February, click here to see the details. If you decide you want to come to the author talk ahead of the book club meeting, let us know.

The book will be available to collect on the night of the author talk on the 4th, or at our February book club meeting on the 19th. If you aren't attending either, it will be available to collect from the shop after the 4th Feb.