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Gloria Don't Speak
Lucy Apps · Literary Fiction
51 Pulse Score
Based on recommendations from independent creators
coming of agefound familytrauma recoverysmall town
coming of age
#128 All Time
About this book
Gloria has a learning disability. She's nineteen, and there's nothing to do except wander the local parks, look for friendship and keep out of trouble - or go round Jack's. Jack needs Gloria's company, but he's unpredictable and angry at the world. After an act of violence, their friendship has to end. Now Gloria's on her own. But when she hears Jack's out of prison, her whole world is turned upside-down. Heart-breaking and beautiful, Gloria Don't Speak is an insightful portrait of a woman dealing with vulnerability, violence - and the desire for connection.
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