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Queenie
- Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Queenie
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Publisher's Summary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
Queenie is a twenty-five-year-old Black woman living in south London, straddling Jamaican and British culture whilst slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white, middle-class peers, and beg to write about Black Lives Matter. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie finds herself seeking comfort in all the wrong places.
As Queenie veers from one regrettable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be? - the questions that every woman today must face in a world that keeps trying to provide the answers for them.
A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way. A disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and acceptance and found something very different in its place.
Critic Reviews
"Inspirational, funny and wise." (Kit de Waal, author of My Name Is Leon)
"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 must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all." (Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City)
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- Wednesday's Child
- 07-11-2020
What a magnificent read! Init? 😉
This is a loveable, heartbreaking, frustrating, funny, insightful story of one woman's battle with mental illness (although it is never said, I think it might be PTSD) and racism. Now if I had read that in a review I probably wouldn't have picked up this title - ignore the impulse to move on - this book is a must-read!
This is such a good book. At first, I was unsure if this was for me, but after listening to it twice, I am convinced that you won't regret a listen too. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end, through and through!
The narrator nails the various accents and different characters' personalities like a pro. She brings life to the veritable feast of characters and a beautiful story to boot!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-2020
So engaging!
Loved every second. All of the characters were so well developed and the narration was excellent.
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- Phreddie
- 07-10-2020
A must read
So good .
More titles please Candice Carty-Williams.
The story and characters were just so well presented ,and overall the book was as funny as a hat full of monkeys.
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- Tina Molloy
- 19-05-2022
Fantastic listen
I loved this book, I have not read anything quite like it. Queenie is a wonderful and complex character, and I did not want her story to end.
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- L-Ka
- 01-10-2020
It’s alright, but could have been more
Even though it was enjoyable, I think the characters in this book could have been more developed. I didn’t really feel a connection and it became a bit predictable in the end. But I think on some levels it was a story that a lot of people can relate to. I think everybody either is or has a Queenie in their life.
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- Susan
- 14-09-2020
Reality with love
This story may not be a tale that changes the course of history but it is real. It is honest and it depicts real strength, the strength to change your course in life and yourself to find happiness. It is about self reliance. What a brave author.
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- Nell
- 07-12-2020
really great audio book
Great story, well narrated, really engaging. Everything you want from an audio book. I highly recommend downloading this one.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-2020
I loved it
This was on my reading list for awhile and it didn’t disappoint. It’s such a relatable and eye-opening story, and I’m so glad I got the audiobook because Shvorne really brought it to life.
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- Mari
- 21-08-2021
Definitely outside my comfort zone.
Despite not being the target audience for this book I found myself drawn into Queenie’s story and world. Despite all the frustrating and self destructive decisions Queenie makes I found myself caring very deeply for her. The narrator does a wonderful job bringing Queenie to life.
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- Holly
- 09-04-2020
More more more!
Didn’t want it to end, so real and comforting! Felt like I was back in South London whilst reading it!
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