EVENT 09/02: Nussaibah Younis in conversation with Eva Bindeman
Nussaibah Younis
ISBN 13: 9781399623940
Join us for a fantastic evening with Women's Prize shortlisted, Nussaibah Younis, to discuss her brilliantly funny debut, Fundamentally. In conversation with Bristol-based comedian, Eva Bindeman, this will be a lively and unmissable event!
Date:
Monday 9th of February
Venue:
Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU
Time:
Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.
Tickets:
£6 ticket only
£9.99 ticket with Fundamentally (paperback)
£1 Pay What You Can
(Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to, they are limited and intended for those who really need them.)
You don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night.
ABOUT THE BOOK
FUNDAMENTALLY
Nadia is an academic who's been disowned by her puritanical mother and dumped by her lover, Rosy. She decides to make a getaway, accepting a UN job in Iraq.
Tasked with rehabilitating ISIS women, Nadia becomes mired in the opaque world of international aid, surrounded by bumbling colleagues. Sara is a precocious and sweary East Londoner who joined ISIS at just fifteen. Nadia is struck by how similar they are: both feisty and opinionated, from a Muslim background, with a shared love of Dairy Milk and rude pick-up lines.
A powerful friendship forms between the two women, until a secret confession from Sara threatens everything Nadia has been working for...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nussaibah Younis is an English writer, academic and former consultant and humanitarian worker known for her expertise on contemporary Iraq. Her debut novel Fundamentally was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and won the 'Published Novel' category of the Comedy Women in Print Prize.
Eva Bindeman is a Bristol based, North East Comic bringing a warm, conversational sense of humour with a twist of the unexpected. Recently seen on BBC 1 for the BBC New Comedy Awards, Eva is a performer to look out for this year and beyond.
