{"product_id":"queenie-9781409180074","title":"Queenie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking'' Jojo Moyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all'' Candace Bushnell, author of \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueenie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Queenie veers from one regrettable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, \u003ci\u003eWhat are you d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it. -- Dolly Alderton\u003cbr\u003eQueenie is a masterclass in how to write accessible political fiction about race and gender. Funny, relatable, sad, and hopeful; Candice Carty-Williams is a writer to watch. -- Christie Watson\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking -- Jojo Moyes\u003cbr\u003eFunny, wise and of the moment, this book and this writer are the ones to watch -- Kit de Waal\u003cbr\u003eQueenie has all the things you want in a debut novel - a startlingly fresh voice, characters you fall in love with from the very first page, and a joyous turn of phrase that makes this book almost impossible to put down. In turns hilariously funny and quietly devastating, Queenie is an important, timely story. -- Louise O'Neill\u003cbr\u003eAdorable, funny, heartbreaking\u003cbr\u003eQueenie is the sort of novel you just can't stop talking about and want everyone you know to read. Snort your tea out funny one moment and utterly heart-breaking the next ... I absolutely loved it\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and off the wall and tender\u003cbr\u003eCandice gives so generously with her joy, pain and humour ... a beautiful and compelling book\u003cbr\u003eI ate this up in one greedy, joyous gulp. I loved Queenie and was cheering her on all the way\u003cbr\u003eI was engrossed and loved Queenie - her humour, her pain, her politics, her friends, her family!\u003cbr\u003eA really special book with much to say about black female identity, sexual politics, group chats \u0026amp; emotional becoming in a way that feels totally unforced. Filthy, funny \u0026amp; profound\u003cbr\u003eQueenie is the best mate we all want - funny, sharp and more than a little vulnerable. I loved climbing inside her mind and wish I could have stayed longer. I adored this novel\u003cbr\u003eCandice Carty Williams is my new favourite writer and she will be yours, too...I needed this book in my early twenties. I have never felt so seen in fiction. My heart is full.\u003cbr\u003eI enjoyed Queenie a lot; sharp, relatable, and incredibly evocative\u003cbr\u003eThis smart, funny, and tender debut embraces a modern woman's messiness. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eA black Bridget Jones, perfectly of the moment. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the buzziest debuts of 2019 * THE GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eThis year welcomes Candice Carty-Williams to the literary scene.  In 2016, best-selling author Jojo Moyes offered the use of her rural cottage to a wannabe novelist trying to finish a book; she selected Candice from more than 600 applicants. * GRAZIA *\u003cbr\u003eperfect for anyone who loved Fleabag * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly funny, this is the book that everyone will be talking about. * CLOSER *\u003cbr\u003eThis debut is original, heart-breaking, funny and clever, and also carries many important messages... [this] book blew my mind in all the best ways. I'm still rooting for Queenie long after turning the final page. * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eWe are irresistibly drawn into Queenie's world by a romcom which is wry and often hilarious. * DAILY MIRROR *\u003cbr\u003eA candid and funny, no-holds-barred exploration of a young black Woman's life... Carty- Williams is a talented writer with a fresh perspective that the publishing industry desperately needs. Joyous, memorable and necessary. * EVENING STANDARD *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important, timely and disarming novel, thirst-quenching and long overdue: one that will be treasured by \"any type of black girl\" and hordes of other readers besides. * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eA blistering blend of funny, filthy, frank and dark, this is the mark of a true voice at work. * HEAT *\u003cbr\u003eA delight from start to finish... a little bit of Fleabag but less double-barrelled and more relatable * I *\u003cbr\u003e[A] smart and breezy comic debut * OBSERVER *\u003cbr\u003eHonest and heartfelt * PSYCHOLOGIES *\u003cbr\u003eSmart, thoughtful and funny * RED *\u003cbr\u003eWe are irresistibly drawn into Queenie's world by this fresh romcom which is wry and often hilarious, even when it goes to some dark places. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eFilled with raw emotion tempered with wry humour, this debut is bitter-sweet. * SUNDAY MIRROR *\u003cbr\u003eThis topical, timely debut's bracing frankness has a blazing purpose... vital and often funny * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a funny, clever, heartbreaking lightning bolt of a first novel, by a writer bristling with talent. * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThe plot spoke to my soul...Queenie's journey as a millennial is relatable on so many levels. I'm so besotted with [\u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e] that I'm heavily delaying finding out how this enchanting tale ends. It'll be a bittersweet day when it finally arrives. * Refinery29` *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an amazing novel about what it means to be a black girl whose world is falling apart and needs to find the strength to put it back together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739078832471,"sku":"9781409180074","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409180074.jpg?v=1720051102","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/queenie-9781409180074","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}