WhatsOn brings the book selection for the week. Divulge yourself in the books from the list and increase the bibliophile inside yourself. Cherish yourself with the new books in the house and entertain yourself throughout the week!
Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanse Odafen***
Loosely based on the stories of real women known to the author, Tomorrow I Become a Woman follows a complex relationship between mother and daughter as they grapple to come to terms with tremendous loss. This powerful debut by Aiwanose Odafen is a sensitive exploration of a woman’s struggle to meet societal and cultural expectations within the confines of a difficult marriage, a tribute to female friendship and a love story that spans two decades and continents against a backdrop of political turmoil and a fast-changing world.
Abolition. Feminism. Now by Davis, Angela Y., Dent, Gina, Meiners, Erica, Richie, Beth****
As this book shows, abolitionism and feminism stand shoulder-to-shoulder in fighting a common cause: the end of the carceral state, with its key role in perpetuating violence, both public and private, in prisons, in police forces, and in people’s homes. Abolitionist theories and practices are at their most compelling when they are feminist, and a feminism that is also abolitionist is the most inclusive and persuasive version of feminism for these times.
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg *****
In “The Climate Book”, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts – geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and indigenous leaders – to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating and uncovering greenwashing around the world, revealing how much we have been kept in the dark.
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