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Queenie

By: Candice Carty-Williams
Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
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 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

'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

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.©2019 Candice Carty-Williams (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Ltd Biographical Fiction Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Urban Biography
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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!

What a magnificent read! Init? 😉

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Loved every second. All of the characters were so well developed and the narration was excellent.

So engaging!

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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.

A must read

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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.

Fantastic listen

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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.

It’s alright, but could have been more

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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.

Reality with love

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Great story, well narrated, really engaging. Everything you want from an audio book. I highly recommend downloading this one.

really great audio book

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Queenie by Candice Carey-Williams (March 19 2019). At times funny, more often quite painful and at least, once shaming on me as a man who has known a Queenie or two. She’s a bold black Brit, fresh out of a relationship with Tom, that she was too good for. She embarks on a series of shags rarely for anything other than why not. Just as men do but I feel she’s in mental health trouble.

Well written and thought provoking, aside the laughs.

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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.

I loved it

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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.

Definitely outside my comfort zone.

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