Description
In a sunlit Barbados where beauty can’t protect you, a heavily pregnant Lala searches desperately for her husband on the beach—only to collapse and be taken in by a stranger’s home. As her story unfolds alongside another thread of family history, the novel traces how love, marriage, and survival are shaped by generational trauma, abusive relationships, and the quiet, relentless work of making a life anyway. With sweeping tenderness and unflinching honesty, it explores what it means to endure, to remember, and to reclaim agency in the face of inherited pain. Cherie Jones’s lyrical, emotionally charged storytelling turns a seemingly idyllic setting into a powerful stage for resilience, healing, and the complicated bonds that hold families together.
Available Editions
paperback
Back Bay Books
Published Oct 12, 2021
240 pages
ISBN: 9780316536998
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones.