If you like Zadie Smith's style of writing you'll like this. This is a fine debut for Yvette Edwards. Jinx is the daughter of a woman born in the West Indies but the two of them live happily together in East London. Jinx is now a grown woman, estranged from her husband and young son. We start to understand why Jinx lives alone. 14 years ago her mother was murdered. One day an old friend of her mother's comes by to see Jinx, and memories and dark secrets from years ago are slowly revealed. Who's at fault for her mother's death? What could have been done to prevent it? What is there to do now? Can Jinx reconcile with the past, her husband and child? It's not a hard read but there is much to absorb about the West Indies culture and Jinx's past.I recommend it.
Plagued by guilt, paralyzed by shame, Jinx has spent the years since her mother’s death alone, estranged from her husband, withdrawn from her son, and entrenched in a childhood home filled with fierce and violent memories. When Lemon, an old family friend, appears unbidden at the door, he seduces Jinx with a heady mix of powerful storytelling and tender care. What follows is a tense and passionate weekend, as the two join forces to unravel the tragedy that binds them. Jinx has long carried the burden of the past; now she must relive her mother’s last days, confront her grief head-on, and speak the truth as only she knows it.
Expertly woven and perfectly paced, A Cupboard Full of Coats is both a heartbreaking family drama and a riveting mystery, with a cast of characters who linger in the mind and the heart long after the last page has been turned.
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