Pre-order QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT, the brand new book from Candice-Carty Williams, nowTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZENAMED ONE OF THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 Meet Queenie. Your problematic fave hits Channel 4 as an 8-part series, written and executive produced by Candice Carty-Williams. A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, friendship, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way.'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' Roxane Gay'Adorable, funny, heartbreaking' Nina Stibbe'An important, timely and disarming novel, thirst-quenching and long overdue'Guardian'A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all' Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the CityA 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-06-06
Mått:128 x 196 x 34 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Queenie Series
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Orion Publishing Co
ISBN:9781398709027

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Candice Carty-Williams was born and raised in south London, by way of Jamaica. She is a novelist, showrunner, culture writer, and author of Book of the Year Award winning and Sunday Times bestselling Queenie, as well as the young adult novella Empress and Aniya, and the Sunday Times bestselling People Person. She adapted Queenie for Channel 4 and Hulu in 2024, and wrote and showran original drama, Champion, for Netflix and BBC One in 2023.In 2016, Candice created and launched the Guardian and 4th Estate 4thWrite Prize for underrepresented writers, the first inclusive initiative of its kind in book publishing. Candice is the ex Guardian Review books columnist, has interviewed and written for i-D, Vogue, The Face, the Sunday Times, BEAT Magazine, Black Ballad and many more publications.Queenie received global acclaim, and was described as vital, disarmingly honest and boldly political. It was adapted for Channel 4 and Hulu in 2024, and her original drama, Champion, aired on BBC One in the UK, and on Netflix globally, in 2023, receiving five stars across the board.

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Hilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it.

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Queenie is Working on It

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