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Abstract : This paper introduces the theory of intersectionality as a lens to examine the multiple forms of exclusion and oppression that intersect to forge powerful hegemonic systems that have become the greatest challenge for contemporary feminism. The main objective of this article is to illuminate the intersectionality of the lives of black womxn in Bernadine Evaristo"s novel Girl, Woman, Other. This study adapts the theoretical framework of intersectionality developed by Anna Carastathis, who has built on the seminal ideas of Kimberlé Crenshaw. It will explore how Evaristo's work illustrates the four analytic components of intersectionality-simultaneity, complexity, irreducibility, and inclusivity to analyse how the convergence of race, class, gender and sexuality create the hyphen-ated identities of woman in Britain.