Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps

Newham Council’s employee Women’s Book Club will speak with local author Lucy Apps, author of Gloria Don’t Speak. Longlisted for the Women’s Prize, this ambitious debut journeys into the inner world of a vulnerable teenager who is left traumatised by a toxic friendship.

About the Author:

Lucy Apps was born in East London, trained as a doctor, and works as a GP. She volunteers with women with learning disabilities. She is the sister of Peter Apps, whose Orwell Prize winning book, Show Me the Bodies (Oneworld, 2022) is about the Grenfell tragedy. Gloria Don’t Speak is Lucy’s debut novel.