The Terrible book by Yrsa Daley-Ward
By Yrsa Daley-Ward**WINNER of the 2019 PEN Ackerley Prize**
'A major literary talent . . . speaks about the power and powerlessness that young women are subject to in a wholly fresh, clear-eyed way . . . you'll find it hard to come away from The Terrible without a stab of recognition in your chest' Stylist
'You may not run away from the thing that you are
because it comes and comes and comes as sure as you breathe.'
This is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened - 'even the Terrible Things (and God, there were Terrible Things)'. It's about her childhood in the north-west of England with her beautiful, careworn mother and her little brother who sees things written in the stars.
It's also about growing up and discovering the power and fear of sexuality, about pitch grey days of pills and powder: going under, losing yourself, and finding your voice.
'Yrsa's work is like holding the truth in your hands' Florence Welch
Book details
- Paperback
- 224 pages
- English
- 1846149827
- 9781846149825
About Yrsa Daley-Ward
yrsa daley-ward is a writer and poet of mixed west indian and west african heritage. born to a jamaican mother and a nigerian father, yrsa was raised by he Read More about Yrsa Daley-Ward
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