![]() Chosen by Bernardine Evaristo as one of her Top 20 Books by Black British Womxn Writers, Yvvette Edwards' second novel, The Mother, tells Marcia's story.Today, Marcia is heading to the Old Bailey. Engrossing and human to the core, Edwards's novel wrings the heart in the most tender of ways. Marcia Williams thought she knew her son. Jinx propels the narrative forward with her raw honesty as she unpacks the "private disgrace" that is her life. ![]() "To know her was to love her," and love her these characters did (and do), each in their own way, but some of that love contributed to her murder "in hot blood." Edwards has drawn complicated characters whose voices are as distinct as the choices they have made. Details Or fastest delivery Tomorrow, Sep 13. ![]() Full well knowing it's "too late for regret," Lemon wants to "put the record straight." And over a period of three days, Edwards sweeps the reader along a stream of memories revolving around Jinx's mother, who chose an abusive relationship over loneliness. The Mother: .uk: Edwards, Yvvette: 9781447294542: Books Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Mystery Buy new: 7.15 RRP: 8.99 Details Save: 1.84 (20) & FREE Returns FREE delivery Sat, Sep 17 on your first eligible order to UK or Ireland. ![]() Fourteen years after Jinx Jackson's mother was killed, "Lemon," a man mysteriously involved in the events of the murder, shows up at her doorstep with crippling news: the murderer is out of prison. Yvvette Edwards FRSL is a British novelist born in London, England, of Caribbean heritage. Edwards elegantly braids together the lives of three people whose entangled love for the same woman turns sour in this gut-wrenching and gorgeously lyrical debut novel. ![]()
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