Which novel shared the 2019 Booker Prize with The Testaments?

The novel that shared the 2019 Booker Prize with The Testaments was Girl, Woman, Other.

Written by Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other follows 12 characters, most of them Black British women, across several decades and interconnected lives in the United Kingdom. Its structure experiments with perspective and often moves between characters without conventional punctuation.

The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, was published in 2019 and won alongside Evaristo’s novel. The joint decision was notable because Booker Prize rules had been changed to discourage shared awards; it was the first tie since 1992. The shortlist also included The Wall, Quichotte, and Ducks, Newburyport, which can make the answer choices especially tempting.

Evaristo became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize. A common mix-up is treating The Testaments as the sole winner, but the official result recognized both novels.