# Is "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (Hamish Hamilton, 2019) is identified by: First UK edition, Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), London, 2019. The UK Hamish Hamilton edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), London, 2019. 'First published 2019' on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1 on the first printing
- Original boards in unclipped dust jacket priced 16.the printed price
- Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize, shared with Margaret Atwood's The Testaments
- Publisher imprint reads Hamish Hamilton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernardine Evaristo |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), London, 2019. 'First published 2019' on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), London, 2019. 'First published 2019' on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1 on the first printing. Original boards in unclipped dust jacket priced 16.the printed price. Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize, shared with Margaret Atwood's The Testaments.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Hamish Hamilton edition is the true first. The US edition was issued by Grove Atlantic under its Black Cat imprint as a trade paperback in November 2019, after the UK first. First-printing jackets precede the Booker win; signed copies exist.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The US Grove/Black Cat issue is a later trade paperback distinguished by imprint and format. Later Hamish Hamilton printings add a Booker band; the first is told by the number line descending to 1. No prominent book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Girl, Woman, Other* by Bernardine Evaristo a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/girl-woman-other
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.