In the novel Queenie, Candace Carty-Williams builds the narrative around a young Jamaican-British woman in her mid-20s named Queenie. Queenie works at a newspaper called The Daily Read, lives in South London, and struggles to heal from trauma inflicted by the abuse she suffered at the hands of Roy, a violent and controlling presence in her mother Sylvie's life. Over the course of the narrative, Carty-Williams explores themes such as oppression, self-advocacy, and compassion.
