The Booker Prize DUAL 2019 Winners: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

The Booker Prize 2019 Winners:
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

It is our pleasure to confirm the joint winners of the Booker Prize 2019: Margaret Atwood for her era-defining novel The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo with the multi-voiced modern masterpiece Girl, Woman, Other. Breaking the Booker Prize rules, this year’s shock dual win recognises two works of equal brilliance; works that speak passionately about women’s lives, both throughout history and today.

"In the room today we talked for five hours about books we love. Two novels we cannot compromise on. They are both phenomenal books that will delight readers and will resonate for ages to come."

PETER FLORENCE, CHAIR OF JUDGES

Launched to widespread acclaim at our flagship Piccadilly shop, Margaret Atwood's bravura sequel to The Handmaid's Tale effortlessly combines a piercing critique of gender, oppression and authoritarianism with the whip-smart pace of the purest literary thriller.

The first black woman to receive the award, Bernardine Evaristo brings themes of identity and belonging powerfully to life in her kaleidoscopic panorama of modern womanhood. Resounding with a diversity of voice and character across a changing century, Girl, Woman, Other weaves a distinctive, illuminating tapestry of British life.

Two novels of our time and foretelling our future, rippling with fury, longing and tentative hope. They are nothing less than unmissable.