By Yvvette Edwards
- Nominated for NAACP image award for literacy debut
- longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 2011
- Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize
- A Kirkus Best Book of the Year Subject: Tragic.
- Main Characters : Jinx, Berris, lemon
- Number
of pages: 272
- Publisher : OneWorld
- Publishing Date : July 31, 2012
- Storyline
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The novel “A cupboard from the coats” is
Edwards’s first publication which has a strong theme behind it, truly
representing the womanhood. It is a drak novel and this made the readers of the
novel anxiously wait for Edward’s next novel. There were parts of the story
that were difficult to grasp for the reader and a few of them which annoyed a
few as well, but over all it was a good read. How severly a few dicisions can
change lives, makes one get lost into the novel. The story of the novel is based
on an abusive relationship of a girl with her mother. The story is based on
themes like jeallousy, tragedy, pain, guilt and hatred. The story is based on a
30 year old lady, Jinx whose character is well examined by the flashbacks seen
in the novel. She is has grown into a person who is broken from inside because
she was the on who brutlly killed her mother. Lemon is another character in the
story who is jinx’s mother’s friend whome she sees him after 14 years. They
both spent time together discussing Jinx’s mother, especially what Jinx did not
like about her. There are a few full of emotion scenes in the novel where Lemon
cries with Jinx which adds to the beauty of the novel. The descripition of
woman crime is beautifully added to the novel. This is a master piece and a
must read book!
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