BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:418942@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261114T105625Z DTSTART:20270213T000000Z DTEND:20270213T000000Z SUMMARY:FEBRUARY BRUNCH BOOK CLUB: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa DESCRIPTION:Advertisement\\nJoin us to discuss Susan Abulhawa’s Morning s in Jenin online\\, followed by an afternoon together at Maxwell’s in Covent Garden.\\nAbout this Event\\nOur February choice is Mornings in Je nin by Susan Abulhawa: a Palestinian family story spanning generations\\, displacement\\, love and loss.\\nWe’ll begin the day online\\, making space for a thoughtful discussion about home\\, identity\\, memory and th e lives at the heart of this novel. You don’t need an academic argument prepared or a notebook full of annotations. Bring your reading experienc e\\, your questions and a willingness to listen.\\nLater\\, we’ll meet at Maxwell’s in Covent Garden for food\\, conversation and time to get to know the people behind the morning’s little squares.\\nComing on you r own? You’ll be in good company. Welcoming new readers is part of what we do.\\nOnline discussion: 10:30am–12:30pm (please note this is held ONLINE not in person)\\nBrunch at Maxwell's\\, Covent Garden: 2:30pm-4:30 pm\\nSee you at brunch! 🥂📚🥑\\nPREORDER & PREPAYMENT POLICY: To c onfirm your place\\, we require a full preorder and prepayment one week i n advance of the event. If these aren’t received by the deadline\\, you r ticket will be forfeited. A preorder form will be sent to attendees via email two weeks before the event.\\nPlease ensure you add to your contac ts and check your spam to avoid disappointment.\\nMornings in Jenin by Su san Abulhawa\\nMornings in Jenin is a devastating novel of love and loss\ \, war and oppression\\, and heartbreak and hope\\, spanning five countri es and four generations of one of the most intractable conflicts of our l ifetime.\\nPalestine\\, 1948. Half a million Palestinians are forced from their homes. A mother clutches her six-month-old son as Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split second\\, her son is sn atched from her arms and the fate of the Abulheja family is changed forev er.\\nForced into a refugee camp in Jenin and exiled from the ancient vil lage that is their lifeblood\\, the family struggles to rebuild their wor ld. Their stories unfold through the eyes of the youngest sibling\\, Amal \\, the daughter born in the camp who will eventually find herself alone in the United States\\; the eldest son who loses everything in the strugg le for freedom\\; the stolen son who grows up as an Israeli\\, becoming a n enemy soldier to his own brother.\\nA note before you read: this novel includes war\\, displacement and violence\\, including harm to children. Please take care of yourself while reading and participating.\\nMaxwell's \\, Covent Garden\\nAn afternoon in Covent Garden calls for a table worth gathering around. Maxwell’s brings a lively\\, welcoming atmosphere an d an American-style menu\\, with burgers and fajitas among its favourites .\\nWe’ll settle in for food and the conversations that carry on long a fter the formal book discussion ends.\\nTICKETS & THE IMPORTANT BITSBrunc h Book Club Ticket – £15\\nIncludes access to our guided online book d iscussion and your reserved place at brunch. Food and drinks are purchase d separately.\\nOnline-Only Ticket – £5\\nCan't make brunch? No proble m! Join us online for the full book discussion from wherever you fancy.\\ nA few things to know:\\nOur online discussion is open to everyone\\, whi le our in-person brunch is a welcoming space for women (cis and trans)\\, non-binary people and the LGBTQ+ community.\\nBrunch attendees will need to confirm their food and drink choices and complete any required pre-pa yment one week before the event.\\nTickets are refundable up to seven day s before the event via Eventbrite.\\nOur discussion is spoiler-friendly\\ , so we recommend finishing the book beforehand.\\nOnline joining details and discussion information will be shared during the week of the event.\ \nYou can sit with us. Always.\\nFollow us🥑 Brunch Book Club: Instagra m\\n🪩 Brunch Book Club: TikTok\\n🥂 Brunch Book Club: Website\\n🎙 ️ Brunch Book Club Podcast\\n📚 Brunch Book Club: About Us\\n🤔 Bru nch Book Club: FAQs\\nBy purchasing this ticket\\, you consent to the use of your photos and videos to be taken on the day\\, which may be used fo r promotional purposes.\\nAgenda\\n🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM\\nOnline Dis cussion\\nHost: Taragh for Brunch Book Club\\nInfo: A guided online book discussion hosted by our founder Taragh who will run through a set of pre -prepared questions. A link to this discussion is sent out the week of ou r event along with the discussion questions. To receive these first pleas e subscribe to our mailing list. If you haven't received a link please ch eck your spam folder and ensure you have added our email address: [email protected] Please note this is held online NOT at the venue.\\n🕑: 02:3 0 PM - 05:00 PM\\nBrunch at Maxwell's\\, Covent Garden\\nAdvertisement\\n Event venue & nearby stays\\nMaxwell's Bar & Grill\\, 34 King Street\\, L ondon\\, United Kingdom\\nTickets\\nGBP 6.13 to GBP 16.96\\nFind tickets →\\nConcerts\\, fests\\, parties\\, meetups — all the happenings\\, o ne place.\\nGet the app →\\nDiscover more events by tag\\nMeetups in Lo ndonBooks in LondonParties in LondonBrunch in LondonLgbt-pride in LondonC ountry-concert in LondonLgbtq in London\\nAsk AI if this event suits you\ \nChatGPT\\nPerplexity\\nClaude\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/united-ki ngdom/london/events/february-brunch-book-club-mornings-in-jenin-by-susan- abulhawa-2027-02-13 LOCATION:Maxwell's Bar & Grill\\, 34 King Street\\, London\\, EN\\, GB URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/february-brunch-book-club-mornings-in-jenin-by-susan-abulhawa-2027-02-13 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR