Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo : WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo is a Booker Prize-winning novel, recognised as British Book Awards Author & Fiction Book of the Year 2020 and a Sunday Times number one bestseller. It has also been praised by writers including Roxane Gay, who called it “the most absorbing book I read all year”.

Set across Britain, the book moves from Newcastle to Cornwall and spans from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first. It follows twelve characters on personal journeys through the country and the last hundred years, each searching for something different: a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, or simply a touch of hope.

Key details

• Title: Girl, Woman, Other
• Author: Bernardine Evaristo
• Winner of the Booker Prize 2019
• British Book Awards Author & Fiction Book of the Year 2020
• Sunday Times number one bestseller

Synopsis

Spanning a century of British life, Girl, Woman, Other follows twelve characters as their stories unfold across the country, from Newcastle to Cornwall. Each is on a personal journey shaped by what they are seeking, from belonging and love to family connections and hope.

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