Gloria Don't Speak: A Novel

An electrifying, singular debut novel about a minimally verbal woman in working class London who falls in with a volatile man, leading to an act of violence that upends her life

It’s 1999, and Gloria has finished school for good. She spends her days wandering the streets and parks, watching the boys play football and the girls share cigarettes, and making sure she gets back before Mum is home, so she don’t worry about Gloria too much. She tries to entertain herself and stay out of trouble. B...