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Girl, Woman, Other

Name: Girl, Woman, Other
Rating: 5 (12 reviews)
Author: Bernardine Evaristo
ISBN: 9780241364901

Bernardine Evaristo · 2019 · 480 pages

"Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain, to black womanhood. 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 country and through the years. Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible."--Publisher.

recommended by 12 people

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Ken Jennings
“It’s kind of a multigenerational novel about Black families in London and it’s kind of this weird, all-lower-case stream of consciousness thing. So it looks very daunting, but it’s actually really readable. It’s really great.”↗
Marcus du Sautoy
“Enjoyed listening to the audio book of GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER @BernardineEvari especially when Carole chooses her favourite number 1729, the smallest number = sum of two cubes in two different ways 1^3+12^3 and 9^3+10^3 (although I think the narrator said 2 rather than 12 cubed)”↗
Rachel Botsman
“Three fiction books that have given me a wonderful mental escape: The Dutch House, Ann Patchett Writers & Lovers, Lily King (couldn't put it down) Girl, Women, Other, Bernadine Evaristo Any recommendations?”↗
Trisha Greenhalgh
“This is a great book.”↗
Christina Reynolds
“Second book is already an early favorite. Easy to see why it won all the awards—fascinating characters with different voices.”↗
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