Queenie is a hilarious, heart wrenching, fresh story about a Jamaican British young woman living in London. So many parts of Queenie's story are familiar - she's 25, going through a break up and trying to figure out what her passion is at work and in her personal life. But in addition to that, she's also trying to figure out where she fits in the world. Queenie oscillates between two identities, there is the Queenie who lived with her posh, white boyfriend from a wealthy family and the Queenie who comes from a loud, crowded immigrant neighborhood in London.
Through much of the novel, Queenie is on a downward spiral as she watches the carefully constructed identity she created fall apart piece by piece. But throughout the self-destruction and the mess that follows, we see Queenie find herself.
If you liked Swing Time or Americanah, then you love Queenie!
Through much of the novel, Queenie is on a downward spiral as she watches the carefully constructed identity she created fall apart piece by piece. But throughout the self-destruction and the mess that follows, we see Queenie find herself.
If you liked Swing Time or Americanah, then you love Queenie!