Come Let Us Sing Anyway Explained
| Come Let Us Sing Anyway |
| Author: | Leone Ross |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Peepal Tree Press |
| Pub Date: | 2017 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Isbn: | 9781845233341 |
Come Let Us Sing Anyway, also known as Come Let Us Sing Anyway and other short stories, is a 2017 collection of stories by British author Leone Ross.[1] The volume marks the first time that her short stories have been collected together.
Stories
The twenty-three stories collected predominantly focus on Jamaican women or women of Jamaican ancestry. Stories in the collection include:
- “Drag”
- “Art for ****’s Sake”
- “And You Know This”
- “Breathing”
- “The Woman Who Lived in a Restaurant”
- “The Heart Has No Bones”
- "Love Silk Food"
- "Velvet Man”
- “What He Is”
- “Phone Call to a London Rape Crisis Centre”
- “The Mullerian Eminence”
- “Roll it”
- “Breakfast time”
- “President Daisy”
- “Covenant”
- “Mudman”
Themes
The stories in Come Let Us Sing Anyway feature a variety of themes that include pain, love, and beauty.[2]
Release
Come Let Us Sing Anyway was first published in the United Kingdom in 2017 through Peepal Tree Press.[3] It marks the first time that Ross has published a collection of her short stories.[4]
Reception
Critical reception for Come Let Us Sing Anyway has been positive.[5] [6] The Guardian praised the collection, stating that it "demonstrates her imaginative power and great psychological depth."
Notes and References
- News: Roy . Nilanjana . 2021-03-30 . This One Sky Day — magical-realist enchantments at every turn . Financial Times . 2022-04-05.
- Web site: 2022-03-13 . Leone Ross explores the diversity of women's experiences in Come Let Us Sing Anyway . 2022-04-05 . Stabroek News . en-US.
- Book: Ross, Leone . Come let us sing anyway : a collection of short stories . 2017 . 978-1-84523-334-1 . Leeds, England . 962006872.
- Web site: Evaristo . Bernardine . 2017-07-29 . Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross review – short stories that seduce and shock . 2022-04-05 . the Guardian . en.
- Page . Kezia . 2019 . Come Let Us Sing Anyway and Other Stories . Journal of West Indian Literature.
- Web site: 7 New Novels Featuring Kick-Ass Women That You Need To Read Now . 2022-04-05 . PHOENIX Magazine . en-GB.
