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THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE NAMED 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.

A darkly comic and unflinchingly raw depiction of a young woman trying to navigate her way in the world, QUEENIE is about identity, independence and carving your own path. For fans of Dolly Alderton, Sally Rooney, Kiley Reid, and Fleabag. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION Meet Queenie. She just can’t cut a break. Well, apart from one from her long term boyfriend, Tom. That’s just a break though. Definitely not a break up. Stuck between a boss who doesn’t seem to see her, a family who don’t seem to listen (if it’s not Jesus or water rates, they’re not interested), and trying to fit in two worlds that don’t really understand her, it’s no wonder she’s struggling. She was named to be queen of everything. So why is she finding it so hard to rule her own life? 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. ‘Hilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it’ – Dolly Alderton ‘Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking’ – Jojo Moyes ‘A deliciously funny, characterful, topical and thrilling novel for our times’ – Bernardine Evaristo, WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE ‘This 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

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of QUEENIE comes a propulsive story of heart, humour, homecoming. People Person is a triumph. Caleb Azumah NelsonWonderful. Marian KeyesI loved it. Sara CollinsIt's as warm and infectious, as familiar and true as Queenie. Diana Evans IF YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE THE PENNINGTONS. Dimple Pennington knew of her half siblings, but she didn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone. That is, until a catastrophic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie and Prynce crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of QUEENIE comes a propulsive story of heart, humour, homecoming. "People Person is a triumph." - Caleb Azumah Nelson "Wonderful." - Marian Keyes "I loved it." - Sara Collins IF YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE THE PENNINGTONS. Dimple Pennington knew of her half siblings, but she didn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone. That is, until a catastrophic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie and Prynce crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of QUEENIE comes a propulsive story of heart, humour, homecoming, and about the truest meaning of family you can get when your dad loves his jeep more than he loves his children.

People Person is a triumph. Caleb Azumah Nelson | Wonderful. Marian Keyes | I loved it. Sara CollinsTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF QUEENIEIf you could choose your family, you wouldn't choose the Penningtons Dimple, Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie and Prynce are half-siblings who don't have much in common except abandonment issues. But when a catastrophic event forces them to reconnect with each other and with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things start to get complicated fast . . . People Person is a propulsive story of heart, humour and homecoming, about the true nature of family and the complexities of belonging.

Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after a tragic event, Sapphire vows to leave her old life, friends and her gang behind. Life without the Red Roses and the violence that always followed them is certainly quieter.When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he's a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth. Will she ever escape her past with the Red Roses, and how many lives will be ruined until she does?Funny, emotional and raw, with the Notting Hill Carnival acting as the backdrop of this retelling of West Side Story, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Queenie.

*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES* *ONE of NPR's and TIME's BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMAN'S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT * "A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked." --Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author This acclaimed and "welcome debut from a seriously talented author" (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will speak to those who have gone looking for love and found something very different in its place. Queenie Jenkins is a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places...including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth. As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, "What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?"--all of the questions today's woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her. "A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all" (Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author), Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today's world.

The author of the "brazenly hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is first novel" (Oprah Daily) Queenie returns with another witty and insightful "treat" (Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession) of a novel about the power of family--even when they seem like strangers. If you could choose your family...you wouldn't choose the Penningtons. Dimple Pennington knows of her half-siblings, but she doesn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone in her life. That is, until a dramatic event brings her half-siblings--Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, and Prynce--crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated. Vibrant and charming, People Person is "a way-out combination of family drama, madcap plot, and political edge" (Kirkus Reviews).

*NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES* *ONE of NPR's and TIME's BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMAN'S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT * "A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked." --Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author This acclaimed and "welcome debut from a seriously talented author" (New York Post) is a disarmingly honest, unapologetically black, and undeniably witty novel that will speak to those who have gone looking for love and found something very different in its place. Queenie Jenkins is a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places...including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth. As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, "What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?"--all of the questions today's woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her. "A must-read novel about sex, selfhood, and the best friendships that get us through it all" (Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author), Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today's world.

The first YA novel from the bestselling author of Queenie. When Empress starts at Aniya's school, they're not exactly best friends. But, when the two teenage girls accidentally cast a spell on their 16th birthday and end up switching bodies, they quickly learn that friendship is the most important magic of all. South London's answer to 'Freaky Friday', Empress and Aniya is a moving portrayal of the importance of real friendship and the ups and downs of being a teenager.

Queenie Jenkins är 25 år, bor i London, gör ett halvbra jobb på en halvstor dagstidning och har just blivit dumpad. Tillvaron är, helt enkelt, toppen.Med svajig magkänsla och dejting-appen OkCupid som kompass söker Queenie tröst på sämsta tänkbara ställen. Och vid sidan av de törnar hon stoiskt uthärdar som ung, svart kvinna i en sexistisk, rasistisk värld, gör hon ett rätt bra jobb med att lägga krokben för sig själv. Men utrustad med galghumor, dödslojala vänner och en allsmäktig jamaicansk mormor kan man övervinna det mesta.En vass, ärlig och brutalt komisk roman om att famla efter kärlek, karriär och sig själv i en högst igenkännbar samtid.

Dimple Pennington är 30 och bor hemma hos sin mamma, hennes influencerkarriär har börjat dala redan innan den kommit igång, och hennes pojkvän är ett riktigt svin. Hon har aldrig känt sig mer ensam. Men just det förändras på ett ögonblick när Dimples fyra halvsyskon plötsligt kraschar in i hennes liv igen. Och när Cyril Pennington, deras notoriskt opålitlige far, dyker upp blir saker än mer komplicerade.

Queenie är 25 år, bor i London och har just blivit dumpad av sin pojkvän. Eller egentligen har de bara en paus. I väntan på att han ska ta tillbaka henne söker hon tröst på alla möjliga ställen. Bland annat hos dåliga män som bara får henne att må sämre. Inget blir heller lättare av alla de fördomarna hon som ung, svart kvinna måste stå ut med varje dag. Men med humor, lojala bästisar och en jamaicansk mormor som alltid vet bäst kan man övervinna det mesta.Queenie är en rolig och ärlig roman om att leta efter kärlek och sig själv i dagens samhälle. I lättläst bearbetning av Åsa Sandzén.

Girls kohtaa Zadie Smithin.Raikas ja rohkea romaani kaikille, jotka ovat etsineet rakkautta ja löytäneet jotain ihan muuta.Queenie Jenkins on nuori britannianjamaikalainen toimittaja, jonka vuosi ei ole mennyt aivan putkeen. Queenien poikaystävä haluaa ‘tauolle'. Queenien gynekologi luulee, että hänet on pakotettu seksityöhön. Queenielle #blacklivesmatter ja #metoo eivät ole pelkkiä hashtageja, mutta juttuideat niistä eivät kiinnosta hänen päätoimittajaansa. Queenien ystävät ovat parhaita maailmassa, kunnes eivät enää ole. Queenien perhe ei usko terapiaan. Queeniekään ei jaksa kaikkea. Queenie on hauska, aito ja niin hiton samastuttava. Queenie on ilmiö.*”Tämä fiksu, hauska ja herkkä esikoinen syleilee nykynaisen elämän sotkuja.” Booklist”Musta Bridget Jones, erittäin ajankohtainen.” Kirkus”Älyttömän hauska. Tästä kirjasta kaikki puhuvat.” Closer”Pisteliäs ja enimmäkseen hulvaton.” Daily Mirror”Vilpitön ja hauska, pidäkkeetön tutkielma nuoren mustan naisen elämästä.” Evening Standard“Tämä romaani on tärkeä, ajankohtainen ja aseistariisuva, janon sammuttava ja jo kauan kaivattu.” Guardian”Fiksu ja eloisa, hauska debyytti.” Observed“Täynnä raakaa tunnetta ja kipakkaa huumoria, katkeransuloinen esikoinen.” Sunday Mirror”Queenie on samastuttava, nykyaikainen sankaritar: eloisa, hämmentynyt, rehellinen.” USA TodayCandice Carty-Williams (s. 1989) asuu Etelä-Lontoossa, on työskennellyt kustantamon markkinointipäällikkönä ja kirjoittaa kirjallisuuskolumnia Guardian-lehteen. Queenie on hänen palkittu ja kiistelty esikoisromaaninsa,Sunday Timesin bestseller, jonka ensimmäisen version hän kirjoitti kirjailija Jojo Moyesin residenssissä, jonne hänet valittiin satojen hakijoiden joukosta. Queeniestä on kehitteillä myös televisiosarja, jota Carty-Williams käsikirjoittaa.

Jos saisit valita perheesi... valintasi ei osuisi Penningtoneihin.Queenien kirjoittajan toinen romaani on vetävä, mustaa huumoria pursuava tarina monimutkaisista perhesuhteista ja itsensä löytämisestä.Influensserin urasta haaveilevan kolmekymppisen Dimple Penningtonin elämä on kutistunut puhelimen näytön kokoiseksi, eikä hän ole koskaan tuntenut itseään yhtä yksinäiseksi. Hänellä on kyllä poikaystävä ja neljä puolisisarusta, mutta poikaystävä on ääliö ja sisaruksiaan hän ei oikeastaan edes tunne. Etäisen isän lisäksi heitä yhdistää vain hylkäämisen pelko ja pari hämärää lapsuusmuistoa. Kun dramaattinen tapahtuma tuo sisarukset jälleen yhteen, on elämä yhtäkkiä kuin kiusallinen tutustumisleikki, johon kukaan ei haluaisi osallistua.Candice Carty-Williams (s. 1989) on englantilainen kirjailija, joka asuu – nyt ja luultavasti aina – Etelä-Lontoossa. Carty-Williamsin esikoisromaani Queenie sai kriitikoilta ylistystä ja useita palkintoehdokkuuksia. Ennen kirjailijanuraansa Carty-Williams työskenteli kustannusalalla ja toimittajana mm. The Guardian-lehdessä.

How is it possible for one woman to hold it together when she's: Confronted with a racing biological clock when she doesn't even know if she wants kids. Trying to act normal when her heart is smashed into a million pieces. Ten times smarter than the people she's working for. Priced out of the housing market in the place she grew up. Stuck in a situationship when all she wants is the love of her life back . . . Bigger. Not better. Older. Not wiser. Queenie Jenkins is working on it. Award-winning author Candice Carty-Williams returns with a scalpel-sharp, poignant and hilarious new book that shines a dazzling light on the realities of modern womanhood.