Uprising with Tahmima Anam
Wed 03 Jun 2026
7:00pm at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights, 14-15 John St, Bath, BA1 2JL
All tickets include 15% off any books purchased on the night, a glass of wine or soft drink, author talk, Q&A and signing.
Other ways to book:
Email books@mrbsemporium.com, call 01225 331155 or pop into the shop at 14-15 John Street, Bath. BA1 2JL.
A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN
We are delighted to welcome author Tahmima Anam back to Mr B’s to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Uprising.
Inspired by the real women of Banishanta, Bangaldesh, Uprising is a fiercely moving story of resistance and female power as a rebellion ignites amongst a community of sex workers on an isolated island. Both terrifying yet ultimately uplifting, Uprising is one of the most unforgettable books you’ll read this year.
Mr B’s have been champions of Tahmima’s novels for many years, with previous novels A Golden Age and The Good Muslim, becoming some of our most recommended books. We hope you’ll join us for this special event as we welcome Tahmima back to Bath!
Can’t make it to the event? Order a signed & dedicated copy here.
About the book:
Any moment now, we would grow up, and we would become them, waking late and hungry and with a job that had no name.
On a desolate, sinking island, a group of children witness their mothers living lives of cruelty and servitude.
Bought and sold by Amma, the sadistic madam who was once herself sold into slavery, the women have learned to accept their fate. Yet their children weave fantastic tales of escape, imagining that someday they will leave the island and enjoy a life of freedom.
When Kusum Khan, a young, educated woman from the city, is forcibly brought to the island, she too is subjected to Amma’s violent induction. Yet Kusum refuses to yield, and soon the collective complacency of her fellow prisoners turns into ferocity and defiance. Together, they begin a rebellion that will upend their island, their world and the very order of things.
An earth-shattering drama of resistance and female power, Uprising gives voice to the silenced through the story of a revolution no one saw coming.
‘Captivating, gripped me from the first page’ ELIF SHAFAK
‘An unflinching, violent storm of a novel’ TASH AW
‘A miracle’ SALMAN RUSHDIE‘
Both devastating and inspirational, Uprising is not to be missed’ AMITAV GHOSH
About the author:
Tahmima Anam is the author of the Bengal trilogy, including A Golden Age and The Good Muslim, and a recipient of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book and the O. Henry Award. Her short story ‘Garments’ was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. She is a Granta Best of Young British Novelist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she trained as an anthropologist at Harvard University and now lives in London.