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Cherie Jones’ debut novel was shortlisted for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House...
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Shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021
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. For Wilma, it’s the story of a wilful adventurer, who ignores the warnings of those around her, and suffers as a result.
When Lala grows up, she sees it offers hope – of life after losing a baby in the most terrible of circumstances and marrying the wrong man. And Mira Whalen? It’s about keeping alive, trying to make sense of the fact that her husband has been murdered, and she didn’t get the chance to tell him that she loved him after all.
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House is the story of three marriages, and of a beautiful island paradise where, beyond the white sand beaches and the wealthy tourists, lies poverty, menacing violence and the story of the sacrifices some women make to survive.
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Brit Bennett
Susanna Clarke
Claire Fuller
Yaa Gyasi
Cherie Jones
Patricia Lockwood
Brit Bennett
Clare Chambers
Susanna Clarke
Amanda Craig
Naoise Dolan
Avni Doshi
Dawn French
Claire Fuller
Yaa Gyasi
Cherie Jones
Raven Leilani
Patricia Lockwood
Annabel Lyon
Kathleen MacMahon
Torrey Peters
Ali Smith
Barbara Kingsolver
Ruth Ozeki
Susanna Clarke
Maggie O'Farrell
Tayari Jones
Kamila Shamsie
Naomi Alderman
Lisa McInerney
Ali Smith
Eimear McBride
A.M. Homes
Madeline Miller
Téa Obreht
Barbara Kingsolver
Marilynne Robinson
Rose Tremain
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Lionel Shriver
Andrea Levy
Valerie Martin
Ann Patchett
Kate Grenville
Linda Grant
Suzanne Berne
Carol Shields
Anne Michaels
Helen Dunmore
Cherie Jones’ debut novel was shortlisted for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House...
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