October's Off-Beat Fiction Book Club Pick:
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Join us for a stimulating conversation with your lovely book club host, Ariel, and other book lovers. Come for dinner or a natural wine, stay for the conversation and new friendships.
More info about this month's book:
From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world
It’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and arcane rituals and religions are creeping back into practice. Sisters Isla, Irene, and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their father dies. An architect as cruel as he was revered, his death offers an opportunity for the sisters to come together in a new way. In the grand glass house they grew up in, their father’s most famous creation, the sisters sort through the secrets and memories he left behind, until their fragile bond is shattered by a revelation in his will.
More estranged than ever, the sisters’ lives spin out of control: Irene’s relationship is straining at the seams; Isla’s ex-wife keeps calling; and cynical Agnes is falling in love for the first time. But something even more sinister might be unfolding, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always seemed unusually interested in the sisters’ lives. Soon, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperiled world.
This book is available at Fable. From October 1-7th, a limited amount of books have been set aside for our book club registrants. Simply purchase your ticket, pop into the store and show your confirmation to a member of the team. Please note we only have a limited amount available - so first come, first serve!
Location of the event:
Fable - Cafe, Coffee, English Books, Rua dos Prazeres 10A, Lisbon, 1200-820
About the Venue: Fable
Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, wholesome meals, specialty coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books in English. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and inclusive community gatherings.
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