How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

'Rare is the first book that reveals the writer fully formed, the muscles and sinews of her sentences firm and taut, the voice distinctly her own' Washington Post. 'One of the strongest, most assured and heart-wrenching debuts I have ever read' Diana Evans. In Baxter's Beach, Barbados, Lala's grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister, a cautionary tale about what happens to girls who disobey their mothers. HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE. is the powerful, intense story of three marriages, and of a beautiful island paradise where, beyond the white sand beaches and the wealthy tourists, lies poverty, menacing violence and the story of the sacrifices some women make to survive. 'Jones's atmospheric debut has a multiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed'. Times. 'An extraordinarily hard-hitting and evocative novel that packs a tremendous punch with its repercutions of generational trauma, sharp characterisations, and strong sense of place' Daily Mail.