"And So I Roar" & Charcuterie Boards
Sat, 24 Aug
|BRXTN Village Studios
Join us to talk to Abi Daré about "And So I Roar", the sequel of "The Girl With The Louding Voice" over some charcuterie boards and refreshments!
Time & Location
24 Aug 2024, 14:00 – 17:00
BRXTN Village Studios, 404-406 Coldharbour Ln, London SW9 8LF, UK
About the event
Create charcuterie boards with us and speak to the highly-acclaimed author, Abi Daré, about her latest novel: "And So I Roar", the sequel to international bestselling "The Girl With The Louding Voice"!
We'll set a fun and relaxed mood with some ice-breaking and games!
About Abi Daré
Abi Daré was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and holds a degree in law from the University of Wolverhampton, an MSc in International Project Management from Glasgow Caledonian University and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Her debut novel, The Girl with the Louding Voice, was a New York Times and international bestseller, a BBC Radio 4 Book Club read and was shortlisted for multiple awards, including the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize. It has been translated into twenty-one languages. In 2023, Abi established The Louding Voice Foundation to provide Scholarships and empowerment programs for women and girls in underserved communities in Nigeria. She lives in Essex with her family.
About the book
Plucky fourteen-year-old Adunni is in Lagos, excited to finally enrol in school. Having escaped her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she's found refuge with Tia, a kind and brilliant woman on her own troubled journey of self-discovery. But it's not so simple to run away from your past. On the night before she is due to join her new classmates for her first lesson, a terrible knocking at the front gate summons Adunni back to her home village, Ikati,
where her dramatic story of resilience first begun. As Tia frantically tries to protect her from an uncertain fate, Adunni must try to save not only herself but all the young women of her village, and transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve - and roar their stories to the world.
What to expect
- Meet Abi Daré: we will interview Abi about her book "And So I Roar"
- Have some refreshments and create charcuterie boards with us. We'll be hosting a charcuterie board workshop where you'll put together some colourful nibbles to create a masterpiece!
- Get your book signed by Abi Daré.
- Play some games with us! We love to connect our attendees through fun games!
- Gold and Silver members of Shelf Interest book club will get the book delivered to their door before 8th June, however the book is available to purchase from several popular book retailers.