{"product_id":"how-the-onearmed-sister-sweeps-her-house-9781472268792","title":"How the OneArmed Sister Sweeps Her House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWomen''s Prize for Fiction 2021\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSHORTLISTED\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Jones''s atmospheric debut has a multiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rare is the first book that reveals the writer fully formed, the muscles and sinews of her sentences firm and taut, the voice distinctly her own'' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A hard-hitting and unflinching novel from a bold new writer'' Bernardine Evaristo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A bright new star. Cherie Jones draws us with skill, delicacy and glorious style into a vortex of Bajan lives on the edge'' Diana Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Baxter''s Beach, Barbados, Lala''s grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister, a cautionary tale about what happens to girls who disobey their mothers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Wilma, it''s the story of a wilful adventurer, who ignores the warnings of those around her, and suffers as a result.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen La\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA crime-riddled literary novel, Jones's \u003cb\u003eatmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e debut has a \u003cb\u003emultiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eJones's \u003cb\u003eforensic prose \u003c\/b\u003ereveals a society riven by hardship, betrayal and inequality... A novel of great \u003cb\u003eelegance and verve\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ehard to believe it's a debut\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maggie O'Farrell * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntensely compelling\u003c\/b\u003e...You are \u003cb\u003eensnared in a web with these characters and their trauma\u003c\/b\u003e; their claustrophobia becomes your own. \u003cb\u003eIt's a startling achievement\u003c\/b\u003e. There is very little light in this novel, but \u003cb\u003ewhat shines through instead is a pitiless truth that stays with you long after the story ends\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eOne of Jones's many gifts is \u003cb\u003ethe ability to show us flawed human beings with their humanity fully intact\u003c\/b\u003e, to call us to \u003cb\u003eexamine the terrible beast within ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e... Jones \u003cb\u003ebalances the novel's graphic violence with prose that is both evocative and wistful, haunting\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGenerational trauma is braided through with grief in the same over-under-over-under way that Lala cornrows the hair of her white customers\u003c\/b\u003e. For these tourists, Paradise is an escape from their reality; for Lala and the locals,\u003cb\u003e Paradise is the reality they long to escape\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eOne where secrets shroud truth and darkness steals not just arms, but entire souls \u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is a bright new star\u003c\/b\u003e. Cherie Jones has \u003cb\u003etalent abounding\u003c\/b\u003e, drawing us with \u003cb\u003eskill, delicacy and glorious style\u003c\/b\u003e into a vortex of Bajan lives on the edge, clashing across class and colour divides. This is \u003cb\u003eone of the strongest, most assured and heart-wrenching debuts I have ever read\u003c\/b\u003e * Diana Evans *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehard-hitting and unflinching novel\u003c\/b\u003e from\u003cb\u003e a bold new writer \u003c\/b\u003ewho tackles head-on the brutal extremes of patriarchal abuse * Bernardine Evaristo *\u003cbr\u003eSet in Barbados, this novel \u003cb\u003eunflinchingly explores the violence, trauma and sadness of its characters\u003c\/b\u003e but \u003cb\u003eis written with total beauty and insight\u003c\/b\u003e. These people won't leave you any time soon and marks Cherie Jones as \u003cb\u003ea writer of immense power\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisceral and haunting\u003c\/b\u003e * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eThis book u\u003cb\u003enfolds around the reader like ripples in water,\u003c\/b\u003e it offers an \u003cb\u003eunflinching vision\u003c\/b\u003e of what it means to have a body and to fight to protect that body, i\u003cb\u003et demands attention\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThese are characters' voices I will be hearing for a long time and a book I will be recommending to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e * Daisy Johnson *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e thriller, a symphony of voices and \u003cb\u003ea novel of deep empathy\u003c\/b\u003e * Mark Haddon *\u003cbr\u003eCherie Jones' attention to detail [delves] deep into the \u003cb\u003eintimate moments\u003c\/b\u003e of each woman.  A \u003cb\u003esecret language\u003c\/b\u003e forms between you, as the reader, and the women of Baxter's Beach. Acts of violence come out of nowhere and feel \u003cb\u003edeeply personal\u003c\/b\u003e...  \u003ci\u003eHow the One-Armed Sister\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSweeps Her House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ereeled me in and hasn't quite let go\u003c\/b\u003e of me yet. * Badformreview.com *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edark tale of incest, domestic violence and murder\u003c\/b\u003e, set against a backdrop of generational poverty, and a bracingly fatalistic account of male violence * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eextraordinarily\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehard-hitting\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eevocative\u003c\/b\u003e novel that \u003cb\u003epacks a tremendous punch \u003c\/b\u003ewith its repercussions of\u003cb\u003e generational trauma, pin-sharp characterisations \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e strong sense of place\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eCherie Jones' \u003ci\u003eHow the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House\u003c\/i\u003e is an \u003cb\u003eintricately plotted\u003c\/b\u003e allegory that explores the consequences of believing that you know better than the women who made you and \u003cb\u003echarts the inheritance of traum\u003c\/b\u003ea that is all too common in Caribbean women's lives. With \u003cb\u003erare compassion and deft storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e, Jones renders a narrative that is \u003cb\u003ehaunting and unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e * Naomi Jackson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare is the first book that reveals the writer fully formed, the muscles and sinews of her sentences firm and taut, the voice distinctly her own\u003c\/b\u003e * Washington Post *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739447275863,"sku":"9781472268792","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472268792.jpg?v=1720052270","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-the-onearmed-sister-sweeps-her-house-9781472268792","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}