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Author | Candice Carty-Williams |
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Language | English |
Genre | Literary fiction, Comedy novel |
Published | 2019(Gallery/Scout Press US, Trapeze UK) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardback), ebook, audiobook |
Pages | 336 (hardback edition) |
ISBN | 9781501196010 |
OCLC | 1099487028 |
Queenie is a Literary novel by Candice Carty-Williams that follows 25 year-old protagonist Queenie Jenkins, a Jamaican-British newspaper reporter living in London, through a tumultuous year in her life.
Plot
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Reception
[edit]The book has received largely positive reviews, with many labeling Queenie the "black Bridget Jones." [1] [2] [3]
Adaptations
[edit]Carty-Williams is currently developing the novel for TV.[4]
References
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"Review: Queenie". Kirkus. November 12, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
A black Bridget Jones, perfectly of the moment.
- ^ Evans, Diana (April 12, 2019). "Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams review – timely and important". The Guardian. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Hirsch, Afua (March 19, 2019). "Don't Call Queenie a 'Black Bridget Jones.' This Book Is So Much More". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Carty-Williams, Candice (July 2, 2019). "'Queenie' Author Candice Carty-Williams". It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders (Interview). Interviewed by Sam Sanders. NPR. Retrieved July 25, 2019.