Reading's Influential Women The Orbita Group novelist Yusef Habshi al-Ashqar and

novelist Yusef Habshi al-Ashqar and novelist-playwright Ahmed al-Fagih

She won the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry in 2003

An acutely observed incident is recalled and given a multitude of perspectives

"The astonishingly acclomplished debut of a poet who will surely take his place among the very best of hisgeneration

It seemed pretty strange

Reading's Influential Women The Orbita Group novelist Yusef Habshi al-Ashqar andA wide ranging and fact filled compendium of influential women, all with a connection to the Reading area. Some are well known international names, others deserve to be. They are pioneers, familiar faces, recognisable voices, unsung heroes, campaigners, world changers, socialists, celebrities, Olympic champions, writers, artists, and scientists. This book features more than 60 individual Women who have a connection with Reading and have made a notable