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Girl, Woman, Other

Written by: Bernardine Evaristo
Narrated by: Anna-Maria Nabirye
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

This is Britain as you've never read it.
This is Britain as it has never been told.

From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl, Woman, Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. They're each looking for something - a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, even just a touch of hope . . .

'Masterful . . . A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain' Elle

'Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl... [It] unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond.' Stylist

'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author of How to be both

'Sparkling, inventive' Sunday Times

'Funny, sad, tender and true, deserves to win awards' Red

'Brims with vitality' Financial Times
'Exceptional. You have to order it right now' Stylist


© Bernardine Evaristo 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

 African American Coming of Age Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

Critic Reviews

"The actress Anna-Maria Nabirye projects the characters superbly: she has a full, low timbre and a powerful directness." (The Times)

"Masterful...A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain." (Elle)

"Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl...[It] unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond." (Stylist)

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Nobody is born strong, they find their strength through their life course, take decisions, or are forced into making one, with coflicting dilemmas in their head. They learn, fail, raise, fight, succumb, love, cheat, speak, express, achieve, choose, it's not restricted to gender, but being human. We need a voice, and Bernardino Evaristo does a spectacular job of weaving 12 diffrent voices, from 12 diffrent backgrounds into one common narrative. Loved it, a masterpiece and i couldn't have thought of any other book other than this to win the prestigious Booker Prize last year! Read it, to embrace your vulnerability and find your person.

Many tales, one juncture

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Most beautiful tale(s) told in the most powerful voice. What a delight this was!

Delightful

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its a story where every character gets to be the protagonist. the narrator's voice reminds me of Adiche

a story where every character is the protagonist

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The book is quite interesting although perhaps not entirely worth the insane hype. It is definitely worth a read and a minority community that rightly deserves the attention. But the narrator ruins the experience of the book, she tends to be too fast or too incoherent or tries too hard to put on an accent that sometimes felt like she was mocking the culture. There were parts that were downright un-understandable. You should consider the physical copy over the audio.

Interesting book but narrator ruins the experience

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This book has many women with each having an interesting story. But so do many people around us if we look carefully. The author made the effort to identify, mould and then weave each story to bring them all together in this book. The first story may test your patience initially, but once the ball gets rolling, it keeps you immersed. I expected to read strong views on feminism, woman rights, liberation etc. But the book unabashedly calls out the stereotypes when they over-exploit these concepts. An ideas may be accepted or objected depending on the mindset and the era. Human ego, desires, sins and mercies are narrated without much judgement. One needs to assess their position of power (or privilege) before expecting every one to live a non conformist life. These woman have lived through it all and that makes this book deserving of all the applaud and appreciation.

Stories of women from various timelines

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