Mary's Feminist Fiction Reading Group

Welcome to the wonderful Feminist Fiction Reading Group! A place to discover and enjoy a range of titles and themes lovingly hand picked by Mary. Woven together by feminist perspectives and critique, we will be discussing everything from unsung classics to contemporary literary fiction.Shortlisted last year for the Women's Prize for Fiction, _The Persians _by Sanam Mahloudji is a bright and brilliant multigenerational tale of Iranian immigrants. Sweeping, daring and hilarious, Mahloudji tells a tale hardly known and rarely understood - I really can't wait for this one and look forward to discussing this month!FIVE WOMEN. THREE GENERATIONS. A WHOLE LOT OF FAMILY HISTORY._The Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic law-breaking Niaz for company. Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema and Bita are wondering if their gleaming lives in ‘the land of plenty’ are all they had hoped for.__When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family or might it break them apart, once and for all?_‘ENORMOUSLY ENTERTAINING’ _THE TIMES_‘UNPUTDOWNABLE’ _HARPER'S BAZAAR_‘FUNNY, SHARP AND INSIGHTFUL … A TRIUMPH’ LAUREN LAVERNE‘MAGNIFICENT’ BERNARDINE EVARISTOThere’s no need to prepare or pressure to contribute at all - just bring your lovely self - but do feel free to mention a particular passage or character that you enjoyed during your reading.Each entry place costs £5, fully redeemable as a voucher towards a copy of the book. We hope you’ll join us for some great conversation, and perhaps some baked goods!Our Previous book group books include:_The Enchanted April_ by Elizabeth Von Arnim
_Kitchen_ by Banana Yoshimoto
_Sula_ by Toni Morrison
_Hot Milk_ by Deborah Levy
_Queens of Sarmiento Park_ by Camila Sosa Villada
_Heart Lamp_ by Banu Mushtaq
_Hagstone_ by Sinead Gleeson?
_Wide Sargasso Sea_ by Jean Rhys
_Written on the Body_ by Jeanette Winterson
_Split Tooth_ by Tanya Tagaq
_Long Petal of the Sea _by Isabelle Allende
_How to be both_ by Ali Smith
_Woman at Point Zero_ by Nawal El Saadawi