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Lucy Apps

Gloria Don’t Speak

Gloria has a learning disability. She’s nineteen, and there’s nothing to do except wander the local parks, look for friendshi pand 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.

Heartbreaking and beautiful, Gloria Don’t Speak is a deeply empathetic portrait of a woman dealing with vulnerability, violence – and the desire for connection.

Lucy Apps has been named as one of the best debut novelists of 2026 by The Observer