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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

By: Cherie Jones
Narrated by: Danielle Vitalis
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In the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, a brilliant Caribbean writer delivers a powerful story about four people each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called "paradise".

In Baxter’s Beach, Barbados, Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister. It’s a cautionary tale, about what happens to girls who disobey their mothers and go into the Baxter’s Tunnels. When she’s grown, Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the beach mansions sets off a chain of events with terrible consequences. A gunshot no one was meant to witness. A new mother whose baby is found lifeless on the beach. A woman torn between two worlds and incapacitated by grief. And two men driven into the Tunnels by desperation and greed who attempt a crime that will risk their freedom - and their lives.

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is an intimate and visceral portrayal of interconnected lives, across race and class, in a rapidly changing resort town, told by an astonishing new author of literary fiction.

©2021 Cherie Jones (P)2021 Little, Brown & Company Caribbean Creators Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature
Powerful Descriptive Writing • Compelling Storyline • Mesmerizing Voice • Beautiful Prose • Well-developed Characters

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I was completely gripped/ an outstanding debut

This story reminded me of Marlon James A Brief History of Seven Killings and Little Bee by Chris Cleave. On the small island of Barbados a cast of locals and island visitors lives collide with a robbery gone wrong and the premature birth of a baby.

There is gun violence, domestic violence and mention of incest/rape but it’s never gratuitous or graphic.

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An interesting and captivating story. I adorned the fact that the narrator had an authentic carribbean voice. What a refreshing change and it brought the story to life for me. I can't wait to hear another story with someone that sounds like my family again.

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I loved everything about this book. I honestly think all the characters are well developed and the narrator's Caribbean accent was on point. I must advise that it has a lot of traumatic occurrences that many might not be able to handle. However if you're into Caribbean lit, this is right up your alley

Simply Amazing

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Pretty much flawless. Even the ending which some people might struggle with, seemed appropriate to me.

Very good book.

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Loved it , beware very triggering but oh so good, did not want to stop listening, not sure I like the ending

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