Bernard and the Cloth Monkey
Book formats
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Book short specifications
- Author
- Judith Bryan, Bernardine Evaristo
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Series
- Black Britain: Writing Back
- Language
- english
- Release date
- February 4, 2021
- ISBN
- 978-0-241-48268-1
- GTIN
- 9780241482681
- Weight, g
- 159
About
WINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997: a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists
'A quietly outstanding work of fiction ... an exemplary novel' Bernardine Evaristo
A shattering portrayal of family, guilt and unshakable bonds as a family's deepest secrets explosively unravel
When Anita finally returns home to London after a long absence, everything has changed. Her father is dead, her mother is away, and she and her sister Beth are alone together for the first time in years.
They share a house. They share a family. They share a past.
Tentatively, they reach out to one another for connection, but the house echoes with words unspoken.
Dazzling and heart-breaking, Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a searing portrait of family, a rebellion against silence and a testament to the human capacity for survival.
Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.