eBook
English language
Published Dec. 6, 2019 by Black Cat.
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives of twelve very different people in Britain, predominantly female and black. Aged 19 to 93, they span a variety of cultural backgrounds, sexualities, classes and occupations as they tell the stories of themselves, their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Stunning stories. Such unique writing. I’ve never read anything else quite like it.
I have been trying to read books representing people with different experiences than I'm accustomed to. This book explores the experiences of a wide-ranging loosely knit collection made up mostly of black women in Britain. It is a wonderful polyphonic novel.
I'm also interested in genealogy and loved the way characters connected at the end. I won't say more about that for fear of potentially spoiling it for others.
If you are at all interested in explorations in race, gender, or sexuality, you really should read this book.
This book is a collection of portraits of women, all linked together around a play at the National Theatre. Each portrait is deep and interesting and real, it feels like falling deeper and deeper each time. I enjoyed it and I recommend it. It is written as an internal monologue, with minimal punctuation, which means it requires concentration, and it's quite long.
Thanks to NetGalley for sending me a copy in exchange for my review.
