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‘Powerful, intelligent and vital – one of this year’s must reads’ Elle ‘Enlightening, relatable, warm and witty, Girl is a must-read for 2020’ Sunday Times Style ‘Valuable’ Guardian ‘If any book should enrich – and disrupt – your life, let it be this.’ Harper’s Bazaar UK ‘very honest and intelligent’ Dina Asher-Smith ‘Put it on your reading list, pronto’ Dazed ‘Exceptional … This book genuinely changed the way I see the world’ Red ‘Essential reading’ Psychologies ‘Brilliant … if there’s any book you should read this year, it’s this one.’ Refinery29 ‘Funny, heartbreaking, and needed now more than ever.’ Cosmopolitan ‘[A] smart, sharp look at what it means to be a black woman’ i News ‘Powerful’ Prima ‘Important’ Woman & Home ‘GIRL is written with a tenderness and urgency that will stay with you long after you have finished reading’ Press Association ‘Insightful’ ES Magazine ‘A fundamental read … This varied and at times introspective anthology is pithy, humorous and incredibly moving. We couldn’t recommend it enough.’ Magic Radio ‘Both moving and motivating; informative and transformative. I could not put it down. A truly beautiful book.’ Emma Gannon, bestselling author of Olive ‘Beautifully fluent and readable … A book not just to read but to witness.’ Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) ‘Girl speaks to the Black woman of today.’ Bethann Hardison, fashion model and activist ‘Girl is a radical and magical diasporic curation of love for Black dialect, Black freedom, Black cool, Black culture, Black joy, and mostly–and specifically–Black women.’ Damon Young, author What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker

'Powerful, intelligent and vital - one of this year's must reads' Elle 'Enlightening, relatable, warm and witty, Girl is a must-read for 2020' Sunday Times Style 'Valuable' Guardian 'If any book should enrich - and disrupt - your life, let it be this.' Harper's Bazaar UK 'very honest and intelligent' Dina Asher-Smith 'Put it on your reading list, pronto' Dazed 'Exceptional ... This book genuinely changed the way I see the world' Red 'Essential reading' Psychologies 'Brilliant ... if there's any book you should read this year, it's this one.' Refinery29 'Funny, heartbreaking, and needed now more than ever.' Cosmopolitan '[A] smart, sharp look at what it means to be a black woman' i News 'Powerful' Prima 'Important' Woman & Home 'GIRL is written with a tenderness and urgency that will stay with you long after you have finished reading' Press Association 'Insightful' ES Magazine 'A fundamental read ... This varied and at times introspective anthology is pithy, humorous and incredibly moving. We couldn't recommend it enough.' Magic Radio 'Both moving and motivating; informative and transformative. I could not put it down. A truly beautiful book.' Emma Gannon, bestselling author of Olive 'Beautifully fluent and readable ... A book not just to read but to witness.' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) 'Girl speaks to the Black woman of today.' Bethann Hardison, fashion model and activist 'Girl is a radical and magical diasporic curation of love for Black dialect, Black freedom, Black cool, Black culture, Black joy, and mostly-and specifically-Black women.' Damon Young, author What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

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Kenya Hunt is the Fashion Director of Grazia UK. Her career spans working for some of the media world's most influential women's titles on both sides of the Atlantic from her post-graduate days as an Assistant Editor at the seminal magazine, Jane, to her years as Deputy Editor of ELLE UK. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Evening Standard and other publications. And she has made a number of appearances on BBC Woman's Hour, Sky News and more. An American based in England, she lives south of the river in London with her husband and two sons.

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