# Bernard and the Cloth Monkey

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- Book: [Bernard and the Cloth Monkey](https://www.bookquiver.com/judith-bryan/bernard-and-the-cloth-monkey) ([Bernard and the Cloth Monkey.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/judith-bryan/bernard-and-the-cloth-monkey.md))
- Authors: [Judith Bryan](https://www.bookquiver.com/judith-bryan)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-02-4148-268-1
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2021-02-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

When Anita finally returns to London after a long absence, everything has changed. Her father is dead, her mother has disappeared, 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. Can they confront the pain of the past together? Dazzling and heart-breaking, Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a shattering portrait of family, a rebellion against silence and a testament to the human capacity for survival.