Girl, Woman, Other By Bernardine Evaristo | 10: Epilogue

Based on Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

The Epilogue brings the story full circle and the daughter that Hattie had to give away at birth finds herself on the doorstep of her Berwick farmhouse.

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Girl, Woman, Other | BBC World Service | 2020

World Book Club | Bernardine Evaristo: Girl, Woman, Other

Harriett Gillbert talks to Bernardine Evaristo about her novel Girl, Woman, Other, which offers an unforgettable insight into life in today's multi-cultural Britain.
Girl, Woman, Other | BBC Radio 4 | 2021

This Cultural Life | Bernardine Evaristo

Author Bernardine Evaristo talks to John Wilson about the formative experiences and cultural influences that have had a profound effect on her writing.