Bernard and the cloth monkey

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.