Cherie Jones

Cherie Jones is a Barbadian attorney and writer. Her debut novel, How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, was short-listed for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.[1][2]

Biography

Cherie Jones was born in 1974. After receiving her LLB from the University of the West Indies in 1995, she was admitted to the Bar in Barbados in 1997.[3] She graduated in 2015 from the Master of Arts writing program at Sheffield Hallam University and is currently pursuing a PhD in creative writing.[4][5] In addition to her writing, she works as the general counsel for a government agency in Barbados. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House was chosen as for the Good Morning America monthly book club in February 2021.[6]

Jones is a single mother of four children and has spoken openly about being a survivor of domestic violence. In addition to her novel, she also authored the short story collection, The Burning Bush Women & Other Stories, published in 2004.[7]

Works
  • The Burning Bush Women & Other Stories, Peepal Tree, 2004, ISBN 9781900715584
  • How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, Little, Brown & Company, 2021, ISBN 9780316537001

References
  1. "Cherie Jones' Debut Novel Sees Characters In Paradise Put Through Hell". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. Jones, Cherie (2021-02-02). How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-53700-1.
  3. "Cherie Jones". www.peepaltreepress.com. Peepal Tree Press. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. Jones, Cherie (2021-05-07). "Cherie Jones: 'I found my tribe on the pages of John Wyndham's Chrysalids'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. "The dark side of paradise, illuminated by a novel from Barbados". Los Angeles Times. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. "Cherie Jones Explores Race, Class, And Domestic Violence In The Caribbean In Her Debut Novel". Essence. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. Jones, Cherie (2004). The Burning Bush Women & Other Stories. Peepal Tree. ISBN 978-1-900715-58-4.


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