Girl, Woman, Other is a prize-winning book by Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize and the prestigious Women’s Prize Outstanding Contribution Award. This paperback follows twelve characters finding their way through a hundred years of British history, with themes of identity, womanhood, and community. The stories unfold from Newcastle to Cornwall and offer a unique perspective on modern Britain.
The book is known for its vivid style and deep social relevance. It won several awards, including the Fiction Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, and was praised by, among others, Roxane Gay and Nikesh Shukla.
Features
- Author: Bernardine Evaristo
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Binding type: B-format paperback
- ISBN: 9780241984994
- Pages: 464
- Theme: Modern and contemporary fiction
- BISAC: FICTION / Literary
About the author
Bernardine Evaristo MBE is a respected author focused on the African diaspora. She was the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize and, in 2025, received the Women’s Prize Outstanding Contribution Award, an acknowledgment of her influential work in modern literature.