Tickets: Free for Hearth members / £5 non-members / £10 Ticket + Wine
About The Event
Calling all keen readers! Step into the rich and vivid worlds of fiction by women, about women, in this engaging book club. Each six weeks, we’ll journey through stories that illuminate the lives, struggles, and triumphs of women across different eras and cultures. This is a book club for those who love reading, as well as exploring the (often) unsung heroes of past and present.
About Taiwan Travelogue:
“May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.
Soon a Taiwanese woman – who is younger even than she is, and who shares the characters of her name – is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams come true. The charming, erudite, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko’s travels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional cook.
Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, lively banter and winter melon tea, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the ‘something’ is.”
Join us for what promises to be a rich and rewarding discussion — all are welcome, whether you've finished the book or are still on the last few chapters.
Please note this event is exclusively for women.
📸 Event Photography: We may take photos or short videos during the event to celebrate our community and for promotional use. We’ll aim to give notice beforehand. If you’d rather not appear in any content, please feel free to let the photographer or content creator know directly.otos and videos may be captured for promotional use.
Amie Ferris-Rotman
Journalist, Editor, Co-Author of forthcoming book
Amie Ferris-Rotman is a British-American journalist. As Reuters senior correspondent in Kabul, she reported on Afghanistan’s transformation before founding Sahar Speaks, a programme supporting Afghan female journalists. She spent nearly a decade in Moscow, holding roles at The Washington Post and Foreign Policy. From Kazakhstan to Ukraine, her work has focused on women’s rights and has earned numerous honours, including a British Press Award and first place from the Society for Features Journalism. She is the co-author, with Afghan journalist Zahra Joya, of the upcoming "The Vanishing Girl of Kabul".
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