Queenie (Paperback)

'Candice Carty-Williams is a fantastic new writer who has written a deliciously funny, characterful, topical and thrilling novel for our times.' - Bernardine Evaristo

'Hilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it.' - Dolly Alderton

'Queenie is a masterclass in how to write accessible political fiction about race and gender. Funny, relatable, sad, and hopeful; Candice Carty-Williams is a writer to watch.' - Christie Watson

'Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking' - Jojo Moyes

'Funny, wise and of the moment, this book and this writer are the ones to watch' - Kit de Waal

'Queenie has all the things you want in a debut novel - a startlingly fresh voice, characters you fall in love with from the very first page, and a joyous turn of phrase that makes this book almost impossible to put down. In turns hilariously funny and quietly devastating, Queenie is an important, timely story.' - Louise O'Neill

'Queenie is the sort of novel you just can't stop talking about and want everyone you know to read. Snort your tea out funny one moment and utterly heart-breaking the next... I absolutely loved it.' - AJ Pearce

'Hilarious and off the wall and tender.' - Nikesh Shukla

'Candice gives so generously with her joy, pain and humour... a beautiful and compelling book.' - Afua Hirsch

'I ate this up in one greedy, joyous gulp. I loved Queenie and was cheering her on all the way.' - Cathy Rentzenbrink

'I was engrossed and loved Queenie - her humour, her pain, her politics, her friends, her family!' - Diana Evans

'A really special book with much to say about black female identity, sexual politics, group chats & emotional becoming in a way that feels totally unforced. Filthy, funny & profound.' - Sharlene Teo