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30 June 2026
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
All ages welcome
Free
Book tickets
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Brown & Booked
Join us for June’s book club pick – Good People by Patmeena Sabit!
š Tuesday 30th June, 6PM š Mollieās Diner, MCR A book about community gossip after a tragic death? Sign me up šā¦ We canāt wait for you to join us at this monthās book club at Mollie’s Diner. Bring a friend or come solo, you don’t have to have finished (or even read!) to join the discussion, so book a ticket and see you there.
About the book: EVERYONE THINKS THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED . . . The Sharaf family is the picture of success. They arrived in America as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, after years of hard work, they live in the most exclusive neighbourhood, their growing family attending the most prestigious schools. Zorah, the eldest daughter, is the apple of her fatherās eye. But when Zorah dies in an unthinkable tragedy, the family is thrust into the court of public opinion. There is talk that the Sharafsā happy household was anything but, and soon the veneer of the model immigrant family starts to crumble. Those who knew her best ā and those who never met her ā all have an opinion on who Zorah really was, and what really happened to her . . . Told through the chorus of voices surrounding the Sharafs, Good People is a riveting, provocative and unforgettable story of community, family and identity. ā š½ļøHeads up! Photography and videography will be taking place during the event and will be added to our digital archive and may be used to promote future events.
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