Queenie In Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London. She works at a newspaper and recently got out of a relationship with her long-term boyfriend. After countless mishaps with men and struggling to fit in, Queenie takes a look at her life and realizes just how hard it is to be a so-called adult. Image Source: amazon.com