Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams
Mar 2019 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Shvorne Marks
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*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*
“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author
This acclaimed and “welcome debut from a seriously talented author” (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will speak to those who have gone looking for love and found something very different in its place.
Queenie Jenkins is a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she’s constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.
As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, “What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?”—all of the questions today’s woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her.
“A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all” (Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author), Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today’s world.
“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author
This acclaimed and “welcome debut from a seriously talented author” (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will speak to those who have gone looking for love and found something very different in its place.
Queenie Jenkins is a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she’s constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places…including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth.
As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, “What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?”—all of the questions today’s woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her.
“A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all” (Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author), Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today’s world.
*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*
“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author
This acclaimed and “welcome debut from a seriously talented author” (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will spe...
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Crystal Hinton
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July 24, 2023
it's not bad. it had some great points about mental health and when to go to therapy. i just expected a little more
Monika Robertson
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July 3, 2023
didn't enjoy it. what started out as an interesting read turned painful with all the whining
About the author
Candice Carty-Williams was born and raised in South London, by way of Jamaica. She is a novelist, showrunner, culture writer, and author of Book of the Year Award–winning and Sunday Times (London) bestselling Queenie, as well as the young adult novella Empress and Aniya, and the Sunday Times (London) bestselling People Person. 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, has interviewed and written for i-D, Vogue, The Face, The Sunday Times (London), 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 by Candice for Channel 4 and Hulu, and her original drama, Champion, aired on BBC One in the UK, and on Netflix globally. She can be found on Instagram at @CandiceC_W.
Candice Carty-Williams was born and raised in South London, by way of Jamaica. She is a novelist, showrunner, culture writer, and author of Book of the Year Award–winning and Sunday Times (London) bestselling Queenie, as well as the young adult novella Empress and Aniya, and the Sunday Times (Lon...
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