Rosa Book Club #8: Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Jean Rhys’s Good Morning, Midnight (1939) is one of modernism’s most haunting feminist novels; a raw, intimate portrait of a woman navigating loneliness, economic precarity, and the silent violence of a patriarchal world. Through Sasha Jansen’s fragmented voice, Rhys exposes how gender, class, and colonial displacement intertwine to shape a life at the margins.

The book’s political power lies in its quiet defiance: a critique of capitalist alienation, the male gaze, and the social conditions that render certain lives invisible. Rhys’s writing transforms private despair into a collective question: about who is protected by society, and who is left behind.

Join the Rosa Book Club for an intimate discussion on this timeless work.
☕ A warm, open conversation among readers, whether you’ve finished the book or are just discovering Jean Rhys.

🗓 Saturday, November 15th at 4:00 PM
📍 Rosa Library, Tunis
🎙 Moderated by Zeineb Nouira
📚 Curated by Habiba Alaya
🔴 Registration required