A Cupboard Full of Coats: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Apr 2011 · Simon and Schuster
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'Deeply moving, wonderfully written… A study of grief and remorse.' The Times
'He just knocked, that was all, knocked at the front door and waited...'
Fourteen years ago, Jinx’s mother was brutally murdered in their East London home. Since then, her life – and relationships – have been poisoned with guilt.The sudden arrival of Lemon, an old friend of her mother’s, changes everything. He wants to revisit the events leading to that terrible night, forcing Jinx to finally confront her past.
Fuelled by Lemon’s sumptuous cooking and intoxicating story-telling, together they strip away the layers of the past to lay bare a family drama full of jealousy and tragic betrayal. But Lemon has secrets of his own to share. And as Jinx’s life threatens to fall apart for a second time, she finally begins to believe that redemption might be within her grasp.
Blending true East London spirit with a heady Caribbean spice, A Cupboard Full of Coats is a novel of breathtaking elegance that has become a beloved modern classic.
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize * Shortlisted for the Writers’ Guild Awards * Shortlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award * Nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
'He just knocked, that was all, knocked at the front door and waited...'
Fourteen years ago, Jinx’s mother was brutally murdered in their East London home. Since then, her life – and relationships – have been poisoned with guilt.The sudden arrival of Lemon, an old friend of her mother’s, changes everything. He wants to revisit the events leading to that terrible night, forcing Jinx to finally confront her past.
Fuelled by Lemon’s sumptuous cooking and intoxicating story-telling, together they strip away the layers of the past to lay bare a family drama full of jealousy and tragic betrayal. But Lemon has secrets of his own to share. And as Jinx’s life threatens to fall apart for a second time, she finally begins to believe that redemption might be within her grasp.
Blending true East London spirit with a heady Caribbean spice, A Cupboard Full of Coats is a novel of breathtaking elegance that has become a beloved modern classic.
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize * Shortlisted for the Writers’ Guild Awards * Shortlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award * Nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
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Yvvette Edwards grew up in Hackney and is of Montserratian-British origin. A Cupboard Full of Coats, her debut novel, was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Writers' Guild Award and the Man Booker prize. She continues to live in East London with her family.
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