Girl, Woman, Other

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo was a worthy winner of the Booker Prize 2019. The book explores the lives of a number of interconnected women and one genderfluid character. An experimental novel that uses the medium of short chapters about each one woman followed on by another linked character. Some readers may find it a bit too experimental as Evaristo does not use traditional punctuation, although this is not a difficult book to read and is in fact, very accessible. There are a number of extremely memorable characters, including Amma who is at the centre of the novel. She puts on a play a feminist play about amazonians. The book explores the lives of black women over a century and explores their different lives and experiences of fitting in and finding a place in society. Also, highlighting how our perception of race, feminism and gender has changed. Families are always at the heart of the stories. I really enjoyed reading this book, and would give it a five star rating.