A groundbreaking novel exploring the intersection between race, class and mental health in the UK
'That is the glory of being a mental patient. Nothing is impossible.'
It is the 1990s, and Gloria is living in a London psychiatric ward. She is unapologetically loud, audacious and eternally on the brink of bursting into song.
After several months of uninterrupted routine, she is joined by another young black woman - Merle - who is full of silences and fear.
Unable to confide in their doctors, they agree to journal their pasts. Whispered into tape recorders and scrawled ferociously at night, the remarkable stories of their lives are revealed.
In this tender, deeply-moving depiction of mental health, Roy creates a striking portrait of two women finding strength in their shared vulnerability, as they navigate a system that fails to protect them. Life-affirming and fearlessly hopeful, this is an unforgettable story.
'This is a novel of daring - enjoyable, surprising and original.' Bernardine Evaristo
| ISBN: | 9780241482698 |
| Publication date: | 4th February 2021 |
| Author: | Jacqueline Roy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Black Britain, Writing Back |
| Primary Genre | General Fiction |
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A groundbreaking novel exploring the intersection between race, class and mental health in the UK
'That is the glory of being a mental patient. Nothing is impossible.'
It is the 1990s, and Gloria is living in a London psychiatric ward. She is unapologetically loud, audacious and eternally on the brink of bursting into song.
After several months of uninterrupted routine, she is joined by another young black woman - Merle - who is full of silences and fear.
Unable to confide in their doctors, they agree to journal their pasts. Whispered into tape recorders and scrawled ferociously at night, the remarkable stories of their lives are revealed.
In this tender, deeply-moving depiction of mental health, Roy creates a striking portrait of two women finding strength in their shared vulnerability, as they navigate a system that fails to protect them. Life-affirming and fearlessly hopeful, this is an unforgettable story.
'This is a novel of daring - enjoyable, surprising and original.' Bernardine Evaristo
The Fat Lady Sings features in the following genres: General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Psychiatric and mental disorders, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Relating to African American / Black American people, Fiction, Psychiatry, Medical specialties, branches of medicine, Medicine and Nursing, Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests, Interest qualifiers, Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people
The Fat Lady Sings is available in Paperback
The Fat Lady Sings was written by Jacqueline Roy and published by Penguin Books Ltd
The Fat Lady Sings has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Black Britain, Writing Back series
£8.99
