{"product_id":"adult-book-group-05-11","title":"Adult Book Group 05\/11","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for our Adult Book Group on Thursday 5 November, 7-8:00 pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets £8.00\/£18.00 (includes a glass of fizz)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur adult book group read for November is Shahrnush Parsipur’s novella\u003cem\u003e Women Without Men\u003c\/em\u003e, which was longlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize and was first translated into English from the original Persian text in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen Without Men\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers. It explores the interwoven destinies of five very different women, each seeking to escape traditional roles and the confines of family. They come together in a garden on the outskirts of Tehran to explore what it would be like to live truly free from constraints in a world without men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being written in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, and published a decade later in 1989, \u003cem\u003eWomen Without Men\u003c\/em\u003e remains just as resonant with today’s readers: it has had a remarkable journey as a feminist book. Shahrnush Parsipur was repeatedly imprisoned in Iran for her subversive writing and died in exile in San Francisco in July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 International Booker Prize jury acclaimed Women Without Men as “a powerful and essential tale of female freedom.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can order your copy of Women Without Men from The Little Bookshop when you book your place and receive a 15% discount (£12.99 RRP).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooking is essential, online or at the bookshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Little Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Ticket \u0026 book","offer_id":64738958475641,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":64738958508409,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0474\/8211\/0109\/files\/nov_web_cover.png?v=1790758987","url":"https:\/\/www.thelittlebookshopleeds.co.uk\/products\/adult-book-group-05-11","provider":"The Little Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}