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Queenie

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Queenie Jenkins can’t cut a break. Well, apart from the one from her long term boyfriend, Tom. That’s definitely just a break though. Definitely not a break up. Then there’s her boss who doesn’t seem to see her and her Caribbean family who don’t seem to listen (if it’s not Jesus or water rates, they’re not interested). She’s trying to fit in two worlds that don’t really understand her. It’s no wonder she’s struggling. She was named to be queen of everything. So why is she finding it so hard to rule her own life?

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THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE
NAMED ONE OF THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD‘S BEST BOOKS OF 2019

Meet Queenie. Your problematic fave hits Channel 4 as an 8-part series, written and executive produced by Candice Carty-Williams.

A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, friendship, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way.

‘An amazing novel about what it means to be a Black girl whose world is falling apart and needs to find the strength to put it back together’
Roxane Gay

‘Adorable, funny, heartbreaking’
Nina Stibbe

‘An important, timely and disarming novel, thirst-quenching and long overdue’
Guardian

‘A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all’
Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City

A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way.

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Weight 0.28 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3.4 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

392

Language

English

Edition

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Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K