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 CityA 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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