Book Of The Month Queenie

Queenie by kimberley chambers.

Book of the month queenie. After re reading the finished work i knew i had been right. The exploration of break ups friendships both cw. The sunday times bestsellerbook 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 a.

The story follows queenie a 25 year old jamaican british woman trying to navigate modern london after a break up as she encounters issues and hardships and tries to reclaim her life. She is dealing with this by a string of sexual encounters with unsuitable and unavailable men while neglecting her job as a journalist. Orion publishing publication date.

Candice is a unique writer. Even that 500 word contest entry told me there was something special about her. The book was waterstone s book of the month in february and currently has an average rating of 3 76 on goodreads.

I m excited to see queenie meet a wider audience and to see candice s star really. In her latest novel kimberley chambers gives a platform to the mother of all gangsters queenie butler. British book awards book of the year.

C arty williams s novel now the winner of book of the year at the 2020 british book awards is astutely political. Book of the month. As a british jamaican queenie is.

An essential commentary on everyday racism. Queenie is a hard hitting commentary on society and what it s like to be not only woman but a black woman navigating the modern world disguised as a comedy. Queenie is a book that does every single thing it attempts to do right.