A fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.
If you really want to know, we are the colour of 7-Eleven root beer. Colour of the charcoal pencil our sisters use to rim their eyes. Colour of peanut butter.
dives deep into the lives of a group of young women of colour growing up in Queens, New York. Here, streets echo with many languages, subways rumble above dollar stores and the briny scent of the ocean wafts in from Rockaway Beach. Here, girls like Nadira, Gabby, Naz, Trish, Angelique, and many others, struggle to reconcile their immigrant backgrounds with the American culture they come of age in. Here, they become friends for life. Or so they vow.Brown Girls
In this bold debut told in a uniquely lyrical voice, Daphne Palasi Andreades paints a stunning collective portrait of the journey from girlhood to adulthood, set against a backdrop of race, class, and marginalisation in America today. is an unforgettable love letter to women of colour everywhere from a daring new writer.Brown Girls
Joyous, bittersweet, hilarious ⊠a coming of age story for us allââ Nikesh Shukla, author ofBrown Baby
A song of celebration, of mourning, of rage, of fierce livingââ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author ofStarling Days
If you liked try âLUSTERBROWN GIRLSâSunday Times Style
Attracting huge amounts of buzz ⊠a lyrical, urgent voiceââ , Ten best books to read in 2022ipaper
A cracker of a first novelââGlamour
A sensation in the USââGuardian
Transporting ⊠not to be missedââStylist
A daring debut ⊠fearlessââNew York Times
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTRE FOR FICTION 2022 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 IN , , , , , , , PODCAST AND MORE.THE NEW YORK TIMESGUARDIANINDEPENDENTGLAMOURSTYLISTINEWSSUNDAY TIMES STYLELITERARY FRICTION
âBrown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This bookâs a giftâ Paul Beatty, author ofThe Sellout âAn ode to girlhoodâ Raven Leilani, author ofLuster