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A review by bookofcinz
A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Layered, engaging and un-putdownable
Jinx is an only child who mostly grew up with her mom and lived a very sheltered life. She had only one friend and her friend left the country when her parents found out she was pregnant. During her teenage year, after the death of her father, her mother starts dating a man who throws the entire mother-daughter dynamic off. Jinx must now get used to having her mother’s attention split with a man who assaults her. One day the assault goes too far and Jinx is left alone to find we way in the world.
The book opens with Lemon, her mother’s friend visiting. His visit brings up a lot of unanswered questions and secrets she was not privy to about her mother and why she was abandoned. We also find out more about Jinx, her divorce and why she does not consider herself a good mother.
I LOVED this book. I wanted more actually. When it ended I felt sad. I felt I wanted to spend more time with Jinx and Lemon. I loved the very unflinching portrayal of motherhood and women who does not have a maternal sense. I feel like I don’t read a lot of that in literature. I enjoyed the Jamaican and Caribbean influence scattered throughout the book.
Honestly, this was truly an amazing read! Please, everyone, pick this up!
Jinx is an only child who mostly grew up with her mom and lived a very sheltered life. She had only one friend and her friend left the country when her parents found out she was pregnant. During her teenage year, after the death of her father, her mother starts dating a man who throws the entire mother-daughter dynamic off. Jinx must now get used to having her mother’s attention split with a man who assaults her. One day the assault goes too far and Jinx is left alone to find we way in the world.
The book opens with Lemon, her mother’s friend visiting. His visit brings up a lot of unanswered questions and secrets she was not privy to about her mother and why she was abandoned. We also find out more about Jinx, her divorce and why she does not consider herself a good mother.
I LOVED this book. I wanted more actually. When it ended I felt sad. I felt I wanted to spend more time with Jinx and Lemon. I loved the very unflinching portrayal of motherhood and women who does not have a maternal sense. I feel like I don’t read a lot of that in literature. I enjoyed the Jamaican and Caribbean influence scattered throughout the book.
Honestly, this was truly an amazing read! Please, everyone, pick this up!