Book Club
And So I Roar by Abi Dare

Afro-Freedom Book Club - January Book Selection

Wed, 08.01.2025
7:00 PM - 21:00 Goethe-Institut Johannesburg

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

Enjoy this read and I so look forward to connecting with you in dialogue as we start a new and fresh year that is filled with possibilities.

About the book

A stunning, inspiring new novel from Abi Daré,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Girl with the Louding Voice

When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades.

Back home in Lagos a few days later, Adunni, a plucky fourteen-year-old runaway, is lying awake in Tia’s guest room. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she’s finally found refuge with Tia, who has helped her enroll in school. It’s always been Adunni’s dream to get an education, and she’s bursting with excitement.

Suddenly, there’s a horrible knocking at the front gate. . . .

It’s only the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will see Tia forced to make a terrible choice between protecting Adunni or finally learning the truth behind the secret her mother has hidden from her. And Adunni will learn that her“louding voice,” as she calls it, is more important than ever, as she must advocate to save not only herself but all the young women of her home village, Ikati.
If she succeeds, she may transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve—and shout their stories to the world.

About the Bookclub

NB: This is a Public event - we welcome everybody with open arms.  Please show up and feel free to grow our circle by inviting friends to be part of this movement of ours. The more the merrier. Let's grow our conversation circle! Join us - regardless of whether you've read the book or not. The book inspires community DIALOGUE and YOUR voice is important to us.

We meet on the second Wednesday of each month and we welcome everybody with open arms. We provide little snacks and juice and you're welcome to bring your wine! There's a back-up generator for those load-shedding days.

Spread the love and invite others; the more the merrier! Let’s grow our conversation circle! We will share our monthly book selection via our mailing list and social media (Facebook and Instagram).