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Why Don't You Stop Talking: Stories

by Jackie Kay · 2002

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Covers emotional and narrative terrain, from an immaculate observation of the female physiognomy to the bewilderment of the elderly; from silent hidden love to a lifetime reminiscence of an immigrant's England.

Genre
lesbianlesbianMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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