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The Other Black Girl

By: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Narrated by: Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Bahni Turpin, Heather Alicia Sims
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Bloomsbury presents The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, read by Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Bahni Turpin and Heather Alicia Sims.

* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

‘One of the biggest reads of the summer, and for good reason’ INDEPENDENT

‘Enormously fun . . . A joyous thrill ride of a book’ VOX

‘Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie crossed with Jordan Peele’s Get Out . . . Slick and addictive’ METRO
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Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and the micro-aggressions, she's thrilled when Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events cause Nella to become Public Enemy Number One and Hazel, the Office Darling.

Then the notes begin to appear on Nella's desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW.

It's hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realises that there is a lot more at stake than her career.

Dark, funny and furiously entertaining, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist.

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THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT:

‘One of the books of the year . . . Will blow your mind’ STYLIST

‘Super-smart, dryly funny’ RED

‘Page-turning, toe-curling, thrilling. You won’t put this one down’ BLACK GIRLS BOOK CLUB FOR REFINERY29

‘Sharp, satirical and fun’ DAILY MAIL

‘Bright and funny . . . You will turn page after page in your eagerness to unravel this novel’ OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, NEW YORK TIMES

‘The funniest, wildest, deepest, most thought-provoking ride of a book’ ATTICA LOCKE

‘The year’s most buzzed-about debut more than lives up to the hype’ i

‘Very, very funny and acutely observed’ ELIZABETH DAY

‘It should be at the top of your summer reading list’ WASHINGTON POST

©2021 Zakiya Dalila Harris (P)2021 Simon & Schuster
Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Fiction Comedy

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I Felt the main character could have a bit more grit….that’s not life though, is it? It’s not how it really works. It gets to the best of us. Where we start complying before we even realise it because let’s face it. It is easier!

I liked it.

An easy listen

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I was really enjoying the story at the beginning but when the twist came I felt lost, which is a shame.

It was ok

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loved it couldn't put it down. was right there with it until 'magic' hair grease then it felt a bit silly but still couldn't put it down. I've felt all those feelings of desperately trying to fit in but never belonging being stabbed in the back by the person who's supposed to have it. felt the micro aggressions and racism in the work place and more. Magic grease to make myself more acceptable and amenable in the white mans world to subjugate my thoughts and feelings to fit in is just another type of slavery being suppressed just to get by and work in the white mans world.......but if it stops all that pain ive felt over the years.....I'm pretty sure i would take the grease. .....don't know what i would have expected other than hair grease, brainwashing, cults or just regular people being regular arse-hats but drugs in hair grease i dont know. but i still enjoyed this book very much indeed it made me think. narration was great could clearly tell all characters apart. great feeling and performance and probably one of my favourite reads this year. and narration was a big part of that too. I've read many good books on hear ruined by shitty narration. this was definitely not one. five stars across the board.

Loved it. Great read

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I loved the storytelling and the performances. Everyone should listen to or read this book.

Listen!

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You feel uneasy from the get-go and eo not find out why until near the end. It keeps you hooked! You will not regret buying this!

Wow...super creepy

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I haven't finished it yet but really struggling with the voiceover artists. The prologue was great, the voices after sound strange... Slightly monotone.... I may buy the book instead. A great story though. If you can get past the voices, it has the potential to be gripping.

Great novel, Inconsistencies with the voice over.

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This book is incredible. I was on the edge of my seat while listening. When I thought I knew what was happening - I did not!

I did find it a little hard to get into to start with but it is definitely worth pushing through that! 10/10 would recommend!

This Book!

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At first I was a little confused with all the story but after a while you pick it all up and I enjoyed the book much more

Enjoyed but confusing at first

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No spoilers, but jeez man talk about on the edge of my seat!!! A really thought provoking insight into the daily struggles of black women in a predominantly white industry.

Well I didn't expect that!

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Although I found it a stretch to comprehend the perspective of the main character, due to generational/gender/ethnicity/cultural differences, yet it was worth the effort.

The story builds momentum and suspense and the ending is appropriately inconclusive.

Wherever and whenever we eschew the dominant paradigm we must resolve how far we are prepared to compromise with the mainstream. The apparently simple thesis in this fable is that there are no easy solutions. We are encouraged to empathize with Nella while appreciating that any participation in society involves facing multiple temptations that if we succumb to them will undermine and betray our core beliefs.

Although this story is centred on ethnicity, the conundrum it highlights applies more widely, with religion and environmental issues coming particularly to mind

The price of authenticity

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