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PYNTER BENDER

Jacob Ross's new novel,


Published by 4th Estate
ISBN-10: 0007222971
ISBN-13: 978-0007222971




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Publisher's synopsis
The first novel from a major new talent. Pynter Bender is about the conflict between the world of men and women It brilliantly describes the birth of a modern West Indian island and the shaping of its people.
This extraordinary novel charts the painful awakening of a rural population into a raw and uncertain future that can only be achieved through fighting, a civil war that Pynter is drawn into.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE CRITICS SAY

  •  Each sentence carries the weight of prose-poetry
    METRO - Fiction of The  Week
  • A significant entry in not only Caribbean but English literature    
    The  
    INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
  • A powerful story about what it means to be a human being     The WEEK IN CULTURE INDEPENDENT
  • Loving..informative...rich   
    The OBSERVER
  • Riveting
    The GUARDIAN
  • A rich, sensual, and moving slice of ... life . . An excellent debut that resonates long in the mind   LITERARY REVIEW
  • A unique and exciting journey for any reader PHILIP HENSHER'S Books of the Year.
    The SPECTATOR