WINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997:  a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists  'A quietly outstanding work of fiction . . . an exemplary novel' Bernardine Evaristo     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.  Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.