Queenie
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- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2020
Summary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
‘A deliciously funny, characterful, topical and thrilling novel for our times’ Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize
‘Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking’ Jojo Moyes
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409180074 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409180077 |
| Author: | Candice Carty-Williams |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Trapeze |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Queenie Series |
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Critics Review
Inspirational…written by a new and exciting young woman, it’s articulate, brave and ‘woke’. Funny, wise, and of the moment, this book and this writer are the ones to watch.
Hilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it.Candice gives so generously with her joy, pain and humour, that we cannot help but become fully immersed in the life of Queenie- a beautiful and compelling book.Queenie has all the things you want in a debut novel - a startlingly fresh voice, characters you fall in love with from the very first page, and a joyous turn of phrase that makes this book almost impossible to put down. In turns hilariously funny and quietly devastating, Queenie is an important, timely story.I was engrossed and loved Queenie - her humour, her pain, her politics, her friends, her family!I enjoyed Queenie a lot; sharp, relatable, and incredibly evocativeAdorable, funny, heartbreakingQueenie is a masterclass in how to write accessible political fiction about race and gender. Funny, relatable, sad, and hopeful; Candice Carty-Williams is a writer to watch.About The Author
Candice Carty-Williams
Candice Carty-Williams was born and raised in south London, by way of Jamaica. She is a novelist, showrunner, culture writer, and author of the Book of the Year Award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling Queenie, as well as the young adult novella Empress and Aniya, and the Sunday Times bestselling People Person. She adapted Queenie for Channel 4 and Hulu in 2024, and wrote and showran original drama, Champion, for Netflix and BBC One in 2023.
In 2016, Candice created and launched the Guardian and 4th Estate 4thWrite Prize for underrepresented writers, the first inclusive initiative of its kind in book publishing. Candice is the ex-Guardian Review books columnist and has interviewed and written for i-D, Vogue, The Face, The Sunday Times, BEAT Magazine, Black Ballad, and many more publications.
Queenie received global acclaim and was described as vital, disarmingly honest, and boldly political. It was adapted for Channel 4 and Hulu in 2024, and her original drama, Champion, aired on BBC One in the UK and on Netflix globally in 2023, receiving five stars across the board.
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