Feminist Fightback reading group: Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas

Join Feminist Fightback and friends as we change things up and read fiction this September. We will be reading Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas.

A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, the discovery foreshadows trouble to come.

Amid the paradoxes of identity, art, humanitarian aid, and a territory riven by conflict, William, Layla, Dena, Alex, and Mustafa must forge bonds stronger than blood or identity. Weaving a sweeping history of the breakup of Sudan into the lives of these captivating characters, Fatin Abbas explores the porous and perilous nature of borders—whether they be national, ethnic, or religious—and the profound consequences for those who cross them. Ghost Season is a gripping, vivid debut that announces Abbas as a powerful new voice in fiction.

Content Warnings: death, sexual violence, atrocities

Please come having read the text. Drop us a line if you would like more details and to let us know if you will be joining, so we have an idea of numbers at feminist.fightback@gmail.com.

The event will be at Vibast Community Centre, 267 Old Street, London EC1V 9NH. It is about 3 minutes walking from Old Street station, or the 55 and 243 buses stop just in front of the Centre. The venue is accessible and has accessible toilets.

Please arrive at 7.00 for 7.15 start; we will finish at 8.30pm. All genders welcome.