BASK Book Club at Guildford Library with Abi Dare

Join The BookLady, Tobi as she speaks with a different author each month.

The BookLady, Tobi will be speaking with author Abi Dare on Saturday28th September at 2pm.

Come and meet the author and hear about her book "And So I Roar".

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 runaway 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 began. 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.

Key information about booking:

• The event starts at 2pm
• The event is suitable for adults
• Please purchase a ticket for each person attending.
• There is a charge of £4 per ticket
• Booking is essential, so be quick to avoid disappointment
• Please arrive 10 minutes early
• Books will be available to purchase on the day - cash only.

About the author

ABI DARÉ was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and holds a degree in law from the University of Wolverhampton, an MSc in InternationalProject 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 YorkTimes 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.

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