Living Where the Nights Jive tells the stories of ten disabled women, nine from Wales and one from the south west of England. The stories are taken from interviews, and edited into a narrative. The women interviewed are aged from early 30s to 60 plus. All are involved in the arts in some respect, whether as writers, visual artists, performers or administrators

We disabled women have not been given too many chances to put our side of things. Even in today’s inclusive, sharing, diverse world, we still come pretty low down on wish-the list of 21st Century wannabes. Yet our history is rich, awful, funny and fabulous. We are part of the fabric of society. Over hundreds and thousands of years we have been doing our stuff; helping friends, raising families, earning a living, laying out the dead, sewing quilts, painting, singing, creating for all we are worth. Yet look at the history of the arts in the Western world, and you’d never guess. With a few notable exceptions, we are invisible.

ISBN 978 1905762 101

£9.99