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Published: 1st November 2023
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Published: 16th August 2023
Paperback
Published: 5th June 2024
Goddesses
By (Author) Nina Millns
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
5th June 2024
14th March 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Interior life
Fiction: mashup
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 130mm, Height 198mm
Exciting, contemporary, heartfelt and clever Greg Mosse
Riveting, real and raw . . . a powerful journey Balvinder Sopal
The hen party from hell descends into darkness, perfect for fans of Nikki May, Dawn OPorter and Zakiya Dalila Harris
Some friends have your back.
Some friends stab you in the back.
Ayesha is just about finding her feet on the London stand-up scene, but when her response to a sexist heckler goes viral, she finds herself drawn into an exclusive group of activists: a sacred circle of change makers, each woman with a specific gift to contribute to the cause.
The circle draws in her friend Yaz too and they are both invited to an intimate hen do, except it's not a hen do it's aGoddess Retreat. While Ayesha, longing to find her tribe, tries desperately to fit herself into a shape that the women will accept, Yaz treats the entire itinerary with open disdain. But the Goddess Retreat is no laughing matter. As the weekend descends into chaos, theyll need to stick together if they want to get out alive.
Goddessesis a bitingly brilliant novel that explores the power dynamics of sisterhood and activism, the dark side of white feminism and the importance of making your voice heard.
Nina is an author, playwright and screenwriter whose debut novel Goddesses will bepublished in July 2023 by Simon & Schuster and has been optioned for TV byRoughcut TV. Her play Service won the ETPEP Playwriting Award and she haswritten the BBC Sounds series Mortem as well as her first play Delete and a DrWho International Womens Day audio special Turn Of The Tides.