A book club that celebrates, explores and discovers what it means to be female, in all its forms. To find and celebrate you and your voice with the encouragement of others.
📖 We will delight in, laugh with, and possibly shed a few tears alongside a variety of written works once a month.
To start each session we will each share our thoughts, with some guided questions... some might want to just listen so please know we'll never force you to participate more than you want to. We'll also run a short journaling session at the end of every session with prompts: not for group sharing but to help you meet your internal voice.
📆 Spaces are limited so to ensure we keep tabs this is a ticketed event, however your ticket will give you any drink you like at our meet ups.
Hosted by Nadia, female founder of Ambika Social and in collaboration with fellow female authors....
⚡️Our fifth book is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq; described as:
"Courageous, captivating and filled with gentle, dry humour, Banu Mushtaq's mesmerising collection of stories opens the door into the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India."
Winner of the International Booker Prize 2025
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In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India.
Praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions have garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well India’s most prestigious literary awards.
