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 . . . 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.