Gloria Don't Speak

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by Apps, Lucy Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published 26/02/2026 by Weatherglass Books in the United Kingdom. Paperback | 300 pages197 x 130 x 22mm | 262gGloria has a learning disability. She’snineteen, and there’s nothing to do exceptwander the local parks, look for friendshipand keep out of trouble – or go roundJack’s. Jack needs Gloria's company, buthe’s unpredictable and angry at the world.After an act of violence, their friendshiphas to end. Now Gloria's on her own.But when she hears Jack's out of prison,her whole world is turned upside-down.Heartbreaking and beautiful, Gloria Don’tSpeak is a deeply empathetic portrait of awoman dealing with vulnerability, violence– and the desire for connection. Show more