Nadine Aisha Jassat – The Stories Grandma Forgot
(and How I Found Them)
WithNadine Aisha Jassat
In conversation withMaisie Chan
On:30th May 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
We're overjoyed that Nadine Aisha Jassat is coming to the bookshop to launch her debut middle-grade novel, The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them). We've been so delighted to be a part of the cover reveal for this page-turning story about memory, family and the power of storytelling, and we cannot wait to help celebrate the launch! Jassat will be in conversation with children's author Maisie Chan.
This will be a family-friendly launch and young readers are encouraged to attend.
This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience, as well as a livestream for attendees watching from home. There will be a signing after the event.
In-person vouchers can be redeemed on the night of the event against a single copy of The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) – we will have a list of attendees with vouchers to be redeemed. Please note that only one voucher can be redeemed per book. Livestream vouchers are valid until the day after the event and can be redeemed on the website against a single copy of The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them).
About The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them):
From an award-winning poet comes a gripping mystery. "Grandma Farida has Alzheimer's - but I'm going to help her remember a huge secret..."
Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was four, or that's what she's been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the local supermarket, Nyla wonders if Grandma is simply "time travelling" again - the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets.
But Grandma is Nyla's best friend and when she asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla decides to make a brand new promise to her Grandma: to find him.
As Nyla turns detective and sets out on a journey through her family's past to try and find the truth, she also hopes that uncovering important stories will help her understand who she is, and where she fits in the world...
A page-turning verse novel about the power of memory and story-telling, and an unbreakable bond between a grandmother and granddaughter.
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Participants:
Nadine Aisha Jassat Author
Nadine Aisha Jassat grew up between the magic of her family’s stories and the pages of her beloved library books. An award-winning writer, she is the author of poetry collection Let Me Tell You This, as well as three middle-grade mysteries full of heart: The Stories Grandma Forgot (And How I Found Them), The Hidden Story of Estie Noor, which was nominated for a Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize, and The House at The Edge of the World ('Charismatic, enchanting' - The Guardian). Her writing is taught around the world, and poetry from Let Me Tell You This is part of Scotland’s secondary school syllabus.When she is not writing, you can find her teaching workshops, reading books, and going on adventures.
Nadine lives in Scotland, and grew up in the north of England with her Yorkshire mum and Zimbabwean dad. She is of mixed heritage; a heritage which can only be told in stories.
Maisie Chan Chair
Maisie Chan is a children's author whose debut novel DANNY CHUNG DOES NOT DO MATHS won the Jhalak Prize and the Branford Boase Award in 2022. Her latest novel KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU is out now with Piccadilly Press. She also writes the series TIGER WARRIOR. She has written early readers for Hachette and Big Cat Collins, and has a collection of myths and legends out with Scholastic. She runs the Bubble Tea Writers Network to support and encourage writers of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) descent in the U.K. She has a dog called Miko who has big eyes. She lives in Glasgow with her family.
The venue
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA
Telephone: 0131 629 6756
Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com
Wheelchair Access
We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.
Sound
We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.