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“Mummy’s just a cloth monkey. We both used to know that, Beth. Then you started acting like she was real.”
All siblings have their own version of their family, like pieces of a puzzle that don’t quite fit together; this is An’s. It is summer; the hottest for years. Her father, Bernard, is dead and Anita Moore has finally returned to the “homestead”. Everything has changed. Her mother has gone on a three-month cruise. Her sister Beth has put on a couple of stone and become a hausfrau. The homestead itself has been refurbished but the old house, the old order, floats just below the surface, like a ghost.
Through fairy tales, childhood friends and old lovers, a story of treachery, tragedy and shame unfolds. Can An and Beth overcome the legacy of the past, or will they stay trapped in their roles as children of Bernard and the Cloth Monkey?
“Judith Bryan’s skill at teasing out the details of the sisters’ lives and the mysteries of the family relationships make her novel original and gripping. The lively, rhythmic language, which moves between the poetic and the vernacular, is a pleasure to read. A brilliant and thought provoking book.”
JANE DRAKE, 'TLS'
“Bryan keeps a sense of direction as she explores a family history in 'Bernard and the Cloth Monkey'. Powerful material, remembered in flashbacks and dreams, is slowly revealed in the context of a hot London summer. This is an impressive debut.”
JUDY COOKE, 'Independent'
“Thoughtful, well-written, accomplished. She is a gifted writer.”
CHRISTINA KONING, 'The Times'
“A touching and astutely observed account of family life, strong on characterisation”
CHRISTINA PATTERSON, 'Observer'
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