Girl, Woman, Other: Winner of the Booker Prize 2019

With vivid originality, irrepressible wit and sly wisdom, Bernardine Evaristo presents a gloriously new kind of history for this old country. Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood.Welcome to Britain and twelve very different people - mostly women, mostly black - who call it home. Teeming with life and crackling with energy, Girl, Woman, Other follows them across the miles and down the years, through different generations and social classes, in this ever-dynamic, ever-expanding and utterly irresistible novel of our times. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class. Sparklingly witty and filled with emotion, centring voices we often see othered and written in an innovative fast-moving form that borrows technique from poetry, Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that shows a side of Britain we rarely see, one that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbours, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart."A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood. This is an impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves." - The 2019 Booker Prize JudgesBernardine Evaristo is an Anglo-Nigerian author of books of fiction and verse. Her writing also spans short fiction, reviews, essays, drama and writing for radio. She is a Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and Vice-Chair of the Royal Society of Literature. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2009, and lives in London. Catch up on the literary sensation of the year with Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 THE SUNDAY TIMES 1# BESTSELLER 'The most absorbing book I read all year.' Roxane Gay ____________________________ This is Britain as you've never read it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl, Woman, Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. They're each looking for something - a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, even just a touch of hope . . . ____________________________ ' [Bernardine Evaristo] is one of the very best that we have' Nikesh Shukla on Twitter 'A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain' Elle 'Beautifully interwoven stories of identity, race, womanhood, and the realities of modern Britain. The characters are so vivid, the writing is beautiful and it brims with humanity' Nicola Sturgeon on Twitter 'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author of How to be both 'Exceptional. You have to order it right now' Stylist 'Sparkling, inventive' Sunday Times ***winner Of The Booker Prize 2019*** Sunday Times Bestseller This Is Britain As You've Never Seen It. This Is Britain As It Has Never Been Told. From Newcastle To Cornwall, From The Birth Of The Twentieth Century To The Teens Of The Twenty-first, Girl Woman Other Follows A Cast Of Twelve Characters On Their Personal Journeys Through This Country And The Last Hundred Years. They're Each Looking For Something - A Shared Past, An Unexpected Future, A Place To Call Home, Somewhere To Fit In, A Lover, A Missed Mother, A Lost Father, Even Just A Touch Of Hope . . . 'masterful . . . A Choral Love Song To Black Womanhood In Modern Great Britain' Elle 'exceptional. Ambitious, Flowing And All-encompassing, An Offbeat Narrative That'll Leave Your Mind In An Invigorated Whirl... [it] Unites Poetry, Social History, Women's Voices And Beyond. You Have To Order It Right Now' Stylist 'bernardine Evaristo Can Take Any Story From Any Time And Turn It Into Something Vibrating With Life' Ali Smith, Author Of How To Be Both 'sparkling, Inventive' Sunday Times 'funny, Sad, Tender And True, Deserves To Win Awards' Red 'brims With Vitality' Financial Times Shortlisted For The Gordon Burn Prize 2019 THE SUNDAY TIMES 1# BESTSELLER & BOOKER PRIZE WINNER *One of Goodreads Most Popular Books of the Past Decade* This is Britain as you've never read it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl, Woman, Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. They're each looking for something - a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, even just a touch of hope . . . 'The most absorbing book I read all year' Roxane Gay '[Bernardine Evaristo] is one of the very best that we have' Nikesh Shukla 'Beautifully interwoven stories of identity, race, womanhood, and the realities of modern Britain. The characters are so vivid, the writing is beautiful and it brims with humanity' Nicola Sturgeon 'A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain' Elle 'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith 'Exceptional. You have to order it right now' Stylist Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood ’Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere. Her tales marry down-to-earth characters with engrossing story lines about identity, and the UK of today’ Elif Shafak ’Evaristo’s books are always exciting, always subversive, a reminder of the boundless possibilities of literature and the great worth in reaching for them. Her body of work is incredible’ Diana Evans ’Witty, exhilarating and wise... Once again, Bernardine Evaristo reminds us she is one of Britain’s best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtly and humanity. Exceptional’ Nikesh Shukla Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the...