Girl, Woman, Other faber and her mom

and her mom

And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day

memory and desire

through his interactions with patients and co-workers

Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New Yorker and The New York Times Book Review

Girl, Woman, Other faber and her momThe twelve central characters of this multi voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her Black lesbian identity; her old friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in Londons funding deprived schools; Carole, one of Shirleys former students, is a successful investment banker; Caroles mother Bummi works as a cleaner and worries about her daughters lack of rootedness despite