Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
My best read in 2020 so far. Black, British, women. (Those are the three words I would use to sum up the book) These 12 women whose lives are laid bare as we explore their lives' triumphs, failures, thoughts and deeply entrenched values and the different societal expectations and how they navigate their individual lives.
Each life given its individual experience in it's own setting, each woman's struggles unveiled. A wonderful read that one savours as though eating a tasty meal after along time. Of course issues of racism, religion,culture and feminism will surface as expected in the the three words : Black, British, Women
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