CANCELLED Unity Book Club August 2024: Amma

About the book:

Singapore, 1951
When Josephina is a girl, her parents lock her in a room with the father of the boy to whom she's betrothed. What happens next will determine the lives of generations to come.

New Zealand, 1984
Josephina and her family leave Sri Lanka for New Zealand. But their new home is not what they expected, and for the children, Sithara and Suri, a sudden and shocking event changes everything.

London, 2018
Arriving on her uncle Suri's doorstep, jetlagged and heartbroken, Annie has no idea what to expect - all she knows is that Suri was cast out of the family before she was born.
Moving between cities and generations, Amma follows three women on very different paths, against a backdrop of  shifting cultures. As circumstance and misunderstanding force them apart, it will take the most profound love to knit them back together before it's too late.

'I can't remember the last time a book held me captive the way Amma did... the power of memory, of perspective, pain and love in all its different forms through the eyes of three unforgettable women' Ore Agbaje-Williams

Melissa and Eden will be hosting our monthly book club to discuss some of the excellent recently released books.

In August we will be discussing Amma by Saraid de Silva.

We have limited tickets available so grab a ticket sooner rather then later and tell your friends and whānau.

Drinks and snacks provided. If you have any specific allergies, let us know and send an email.

If you have any further queries send us an email to wellington@unitybooks.co.nz and address it to Melissa.