Creative Spaces Co. Book Club

Join us on Sunday 26 April from 1:30pm - 3pm in Baltic Creative on Jamaica Street to discuss Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

When Ebun gives birth to her daughter, Eniiyi, on the day they bury her cousin Monife, there is no denying the startling resemblance between the child and the dead woman. So begins the belief, fostered and fanned by the entire family, that Eniiyi is the actual reincarnation of Monife, fated to follow in her footsteps in all ways, including that tragic end.

There is also the matter of the family curse: “No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace...” which has been handed down from generation to generation, breaking hearts and causing three generations of abandoned Falodun women to live under the same roof. 

When Eniiyi falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning, she can no longer run from her family’s history. As several women in her family have done before, she ill-advisedly seeks answers in older, darker spiritual corners of Lagos, demanding solutions. Is she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak? Or can she break the pattern once and for all, not only avoiding the spiral that led Monife to her lonely death, but liberating herself from all the family secrets and unspoken traumas that have dogged her steps since before she could remember?

Cursed Daughters is a brilliant cocktail of modernity and superstition, vibrant humour and hard-won wisdom, romantic love and familial obligation. With its unforgettable cast of characters, it asks us what it means to be given a second chance and how to live both wisely and well with what we’ve been given.

Join our Book Club for £10 and receive an invite to our meet-up with a complimentary drink of your choice.

How our book club works:
- Once you sign up, you’ll be sent a welcome email.
- Pick up a copy of the book from your local bookshop or library.
- Enjoy the book at home and join our WhatsApp chat (don’t worry, it’s a no-spoilers space!)
- Join us on Sunday 26 April from 1:30-3pm in Baltic Creative on Jamaica Street to discuss the book.

The little details:
- Membership costs £10. You’ll receive an invite to our social and a free drink.
- We cannot refund membership fees, so please only sign up if you’re sure you can join us.
- Membership is open to everyone based in Liverpool City Region over 18
- We are unable to accommodate children at our book club meet-ups
- We ask all members to join our WhatsApp group to help us stay connected

Any questions? Send us a message.