Bernard and the Cloth Monkey | Judith Bryan

WINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997: a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists'A quietly outstanding work of fiction .
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an exemplary novel' Bernardine EvaristoA shattering portrayal of family, guilt and unshakable bonds as a family's deepest secrets explosively unravelWhen 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.