{"product_id":"9781472268792-how-the-one-armed-sister-sweeps-her-house","title":"How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 SHORTLISTED* \u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003epowerful, involving, intense\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehaunting\u003c\/b\u003e novel of the lives of three women and their stories of love and survival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen's Prize for Fiction 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED\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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE is the powerful, intense 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \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\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943874474081,"sku":"9781472268792","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26936106.jpg?v=1721374966","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472268792-how-the-one-armed-sister-sweeps-her-house","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}