# Bernard and the Cloth Monkey

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- Authors: [Judith Bryan](https://www.bookquiver.com/judith-bryan)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 6 h 23 min
- Narrated by: Sara Powell, Bernardine Evaristo
- ISBN: 978-02-4199-280-7
- Published: 2021-02-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 6 h 23 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997: a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists 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. 'A quietly outstanding work of fiction . . . an exemplary novel' Bernardine Evaristo © Judith Bryan 1998 (P) Penguin Audio 2021