{"product_id":"bernard-and-the-cloth-monkey-9780241482681","title":"Bernard and the Cloth Monkey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997:  a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A quietly outstanding work of fiction . . . an exemplary novel'' Bernardine Evaristo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eshattering portrayal of family, guilt and unshakable bonds as a family''s deepest secrets explosively unravel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When Anita finally returns home to London after a long absence, everything has changed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Her father is dead, her mother is away, and she and her sister Beth are alone together for the first time in years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  They share a house. They share a family. They share a past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Tentatively, they reach out to one another for connection, but the house echoes with words unspoken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDazzling and heart-breaking, \u003ci\u003eBernard and the Cloth Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing portrait of family, a rebellion against silence and a testament to the human capacity for survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard and the Cloth Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of navigating adulthood with the weight of a marred and difficult childhood still straining familiar relationships . . . An important contribution to the literary landscape * Bad Form *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eBernard and the Cloth Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e] crosses boundaries in what it's prepared to talk about, and it does that without melodrama or sensationalism . . . It's absolutely beautifully written. I was so drawn to the prose, to the rhythms of the prose -- Jacqueline Roy * Five Books *\u003cbr\u003eA quietly outstanding work of fiction . . . an exemplary novel -- Bernardine Evaristo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733141107031,"sku":"9780241482681","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241482681.jpg?v=1719999561","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bernard-and-the-cloth-monkey-9780241482681","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}