Shelf Interest: You, Me & @FaridahLikesTea

Have some afternoon tea with us and speak to the highly-acclaimed author, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, about her novel: Where Sleeping Girls Lie!

We'll set a fun and relaxed mood with some ice-breaking and Book Bingo!

About Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, international bestselling, and award-winning author of Ace of Spades. She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs and an English Literature graduate from a Scottish university. She recently completed an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King’s College, London.

About the book

This was a mistake, the voice in her head whispered. You should never have come...

Sade Hussein is the new girl at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy. She has no idea what to expect of her mysterious new boarding school – an institution steeped in tradition and secrets. But she certainly didn’t imagine her roommate, Elizabeth, to go missing on her first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it.

Suddenly everyone is talking about Sade, including the Unholy Trinity: the three most popular girls at school. Swept up in their circle, Sade can’t shake the sense that there’s more to Elizabeth’s disappearance – especially as the teachers don’t seem to care.

And then a student is found dead.

It’s clear there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than Sade could have imagined – and she must race to uncover the truth. But secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface...secrets that rival even her own.

Part suspense-mystery, part contemporary romance coming of age, part antihero journey, Faridah describes this book as being “about the necessity of community and the importance and joy of platonic relationships. It’s about the ghosts that haunt us and that we haunt back. It’s about the many valid ways we respond to painful experiences.”

What to expect

• Meet Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: we will interview Faridah about her book "Where Sleeping Girls Lie"
• Have some afternoon tea: you will be served 2 scones, 4 finger sandwiches and 2 mini cakes with unlimited tea&coffee. There will be meat and vegan options available.
• Get your book signed by Faridah.
• Play some Book Bingo 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 10th June, however the book is available to purchase from several popular book retailers.

Sandwiches options

• Cucumber and Cream cheese (V)
• Hummus & Olives (V)
• Egg mayonnaise & Watercress 
• Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese with Cracked Black Pepper
• Ham & Mustard
• Smoked Cheese and Chutney

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