u003cpu003eu003cbu003eWomen's Prize for Fiction 2021u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eSHORTLISTEDu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'Jones's atmospheric debut has a multiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed'u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eSunday Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'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' u003ciu003eWashington Postu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'A hard-hitting and unflinching novel from a bold new writer' Bernardine Evaristou003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'A bright new star. Cherie Jones draws us with skill, delicacy and glorious style into a vortex of Bajan lives on the edge' Diana Evansu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e For Wilma, it's the story of a wilful adventurer, who ignores the warnings of those around her, and suffers as a result.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eHOW 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/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'An u003cbu003eextraordinarilyu003c/bu003e u003cbu003ehard-hittingu003c/bu003e and u003cbu003eevocativeu003c/bu003e novel that u003cbu003epacks a tremendous punchu003c/bu003e with its repercussions of u003cbu003egenerational trauma, pin-sharp characterisationsu003c/bu003e and u003cbu003estrong sense of place'u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eDaily Mailu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e
