Author talk followed by book signing

Join us on Wednesday, 14th October at 7pm to hear award winning author Monika Radojevic in conversation with author and editor Shahed Ezaydi as they discuss Monika’s novel, Strangerland. Both authors will be signing copies of their books afterwards. Tickets are £5 redeemable off the price of Strangerland if purchased on the night. Refreshments are free.

​Strangerland - London, 1990. Zivoin is newly arrived in a strange country. The dependable oldest son, he works all hours of the day and night, sending every penny he can save back to his family. On the news, he watches his homeland, Yugoslavia, slowly fracturing. Thousands of miles away, in the tropical heat of Uberlândia, Brazil, Alegria prepares to leave behind the country – and the family – she loves dearly. Bright and ambitious, she strives to give her parents the life they deserve, even if it takes her far from them. A chance meeting in London throws Alegria and Zivoin together – and for a brief moment, they feel at home. But their journey is just beginning, and what follows will draw them irresistibly across countries and continents, leaving them both forever changed.

​The powerful, exhilarating debut novel from an award-winning new voice in fiction, Strangerland is a heartfelt testament to the endurance that has come to define a generation of immigrants. It’s also the soaring, emotionally rich story about the power of love to transcend languages, borders and time.

​The Othered Woman - Shahed Ezaydi was often asked how she could call herself a feminist and still practise her faith. It’s a question that reveals a deeper issue that Muslim women often face: being ignored in feminist spaces entirely, or cast as passive victims in need of being saved. This mindset fuels gendered Islamophobia and a narrow white feminism. But Muslim women don’t need rescuing.

​The Othered Woman is the book Ezaydi wishes her younger self could have turned to. Accessible and compelling, this is urgent reading for anyone who considers themselves a feminist.

Monika Radojevic is a Brazilian-Montenegrin writer and poet who was born and raised in London. She spent years working in the feminist and political sector, and her writing is a continuous exploration of power dynamics, inequality and freedom. Monika is the inaugural winner of the #Merky Books New Writers' prize, and writes to make sense of life. She has previously published a volume of poetry, Teeth in the Back of My Neck, and a short story collection, A Beautiful Lack of Consequence. Strangerland is her debut novel.

Shahed Ezaydi is a writer and editor, specialising in features and reporting on culture, social issues and feminism. She was formerly an editor at Bustle and a staff writer at Stylist Magazine but now freelances for a range of publications, including Glamour, Dazed and Service95. Shahed is also the author of The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women, which is her debut book.

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