May's "Neurodivergent Voices" Book Club at Fable

Join us for a stimulating conversation with your lovely book club host, Rita Sotero, and other book lovers. Come for dinner or a natural wine, stay for the conversation and new friendships.

'This is a book about how being a woman gets in the way of people's expectation of what autism should look like and, equally, how being autistic gets in the way of people's expectations of what a woman should look like.'
Strong Female Character is a game-changing memoir on sexism and neurodiversity. Fern Brady will use her voice as a neurodivergent, working-class woman from Scotland to bring issues such as sex work, abusive relationships and her time spent in teenage mental health units to the page. It will take a sledgehammer to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope which is mistakenly applied to neurodiverse women. It will also look at how her lack of regard for social expectations ultimately meant she surpassed any limitations of what a Scottish working-class woman can do.

This book can be purchased at Fable.

Fable - Cafe, Coffee, English Books, Rua dos Prazeres 10A, Lisbon, 1200-820

Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, wholesome meals, specialty coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books in English. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and inclusive community gatherings.

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Fable - Cafe, Coffee, English Books, 10A Rua dos Prazeres, Lisboa, Portugal