How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House av Cherie Jones

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<p><b><u>Women''s Prize for Fiction 2021</u></b><br><b><u>SHORTLISTED</u></b><br><br><b>''Jones''s atmospheric debut has a multiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed''</b><i><b>Sunday Times</b></i><br><br><b>''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'' <i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>''A hard-hitting and unflinching novel from a bold new writer'' Bernardine Evaristo</b><br><br><b>''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</b><br><br><br>In 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.<br><br>For Wilma, it''s the story of a wilful adventurer, who ignores the warnings of those around her, and suffers as a result.<br><br>When Lal