Queenie & Girl, Woman, Other by Carty-Williams & Evaristo - 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Queenie
Girl, Woman, Other

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781501196027 (Queenie), 9780802156983 (Girl, Woman, Other)
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press (Queenie), Grove Press, Black Cat (Girl, Woman, Other)

Overview
This two-book paperback set pairs two of the most talked-about British novels of the last decade. Candice Carty-Williams's award-winning debut Queenie follows a young Black British woman navigating heartbreak, career pressure, and self-worth in London. Bernardine Evaristo's Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other weaves twelve interconnected voices across generations of Black British women. Together they offer sharp humor, lyrical range, and unflinching honesty, making this collection an ideal introduction to contemporary British fiction for readers who love character-driven, socially resonant storytelling, thoughtful book club picks, and stories that center Black British women's experiences with nuance and heart.

About the Books
Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams's acclaimed debut, introduces Queenie Jenkins, a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman working at a national newspaper in London who is reeling from a painful breakup. Candid, funny, and often uncomfortable in the best way, the novel tackles mental health, racial microaggressions, dating app disasters, and the messy work of rebuilding self-worth. Carty-Williams balances comedy with real emotional weight, and the book became a Sunday Times bestseller and award-winning debut praised for its distinctive, unapologetic voice.

Girl, Woman, Other, winner of the 2019 Booker Prize (shared with Margaret Atwood's The Testaments), is Bernardine Evaristo's genre-bending ensemble novel told through twelve mostly Black British women and non-binary characters whose lives intersect across a century of British history. Written in a flowing, punctuation-light style that reads almost like verse, the novel moves between a playwright, a teacher, a farmer, and more, tracing how race, class, sexuality, and gender shape their choices. Evaristo's structure lets each woman's chapter stand alone while quietly rippling into the others, building a panoramic, human portrait of modern Britain. Read side by side, Queenie and Girl, Woman, Other showcase two complementary approaches to telling Black British women's stories: one an intimate, single-voice coming-of-age comedy, the other a sweeping multi-voice literary mosaic. Both center friendship, identity, and resilience, and both are widely credited with expanding the range of voices in contemporary British fiction, rewarding readers who want to move from a fast, funny, personal read into a wider-lens literary experience.

Key Benefits

• Two acclaimed, award-recognized contemporary British novels in one paperback set
• Includes Bernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other
• Includes Candice Carty-Williams's Sunday Times bestselling debut Queenie
• Ideal for book clubs, literary fiction fans, and readers who love diverse voices
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to read or gift right away
• A thoughtful gift for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion calling for standout fiction

Book-by-Book Guide
Queenie — Candice Carty-Williams's debut follows a young Jamaican British woman as she navigates heartbreak, chaotic dating, and self-discovery with sharp wit and raw honesty.
Girl, Woman, Other — Bernardine Evaristo's Booker Prize-winning novel interweaves twelve Black British women's lives across generations in a bold, flowing narrative style.

About the Authors
Candice Carty-Williams is a British author, screenwriter, and culture writer born and raised in South London. Queenie, her debut novel, became a Sunday Times bestseller and an award-winning breakout success before being adapted for television. Bernardine Evaristo is a British author and academic whose novel Girl, Woman, Other won the 2019 Booker Prize, making her the first Black woman to receive the award. Known for inventive structure and lyrical prose, Evaristo has spent decades championing underrepresented voices in British literature through her fiction, essays, and advocacy.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Two standout, widely praised novels in one paperback set, perfect for expanding a literary fiction shelf, stocking a book club pick, or gifting for a birthday, holiday season, or any occasion calling for bold, character-driven storytelling readers won't stop discussing.

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