`Jones`s atmospheric debut has a multiracial, multigenerational cast who are brilliantly and even-handedly portrayed` Sunday Times`A hard-hitting and unflinching novel from a bold new writer` Bernardine Evaristo`A bright new star. Cherie Jones draws us with skill, delicacy and glorious style into a vortex of Bajan lives on the edge` Diana EvansIn 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. For Wilma, it`s the story of a wilful adventurer, who ignores the warnings of those around her, and suffers as a result.When Lala grows up, she sees it offers hope - of life after losing a baby in the most terrible of circumstances and marrying the wrong man.And Mira Whalen? It`s about keeping alive, trying to make sense of the fact that her husband has been murdered, and she didn`t get the chance to tell him that she loved him after all.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.