Come Let Us Sing Anyway
{{Short description|2017 collection of stories by Leone Ross}}
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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.{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Nilanjana |date=2021-03-30 |title=This One Sky Day — magical-realist enchantments at every turn |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b8245835-443e-4ad2-9d72-b776f477a43c |access-date=2022-04-05}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=Leone Ross explores the diversity of women's experiences in Come Let Us Sing Anyway |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2022/03/13/sunday/leone-ross-explores-the-diversity-of-womens-experiences-in-come-let-us-sing-anyway/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Stabroek News |language=en-US}}
Release
Come Let Us Sing Anyway was first published in the United Kingdom in 2017 through Peepal Tree Press.{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Leone |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/962006872 |title=Come let us sing anyway : a collection of short stories |date=2017 |isbn=978-1-84523-334-1 |location=Leeds, England |oclc=962006872}} It marks the first time that Ross has published a collection of her short stories.{{Cite web |last=Evaristo |first=Bernardine |date=2017-07-29 |title=Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross review – short stories that seduce and shock |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jul/29/come-let-us-sing-anyway-and-other-stories-by-leone-ross-review |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
Reception
Critical reception for Come Let Us Sing Anyway has been positive.{{Cite journal |last=Page |first=Kezia |date=2019 |title=Come Let Us Sing Anyway and Other Stories |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/e6091f95a549c1b815df0c9584774c8b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=43885 |journal=Journal of West Indian Literature}}{{Cite web |title=7 New Novels Featuring Kick-Ass Women That You Need To Read Now |url=https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/article/7-new-novels-featuring-kick-ass-women/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=PHOENIX Magazine |language=en-GB}} The Guardian praised the collection, stating that it "demonstrates her imaginative power and great psychological depth."
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Category:British short story collections
Category:Cultural depictions of Jamaican people