Shanta Everington

Since training as a teacher, Shanta has worked in the voluntary sector for over ten years. She has an MA in Creative Writing with distinction from Manchester Metropolitan University and lives in East London with her husband and baby son.

Marilyn and Me is her first novel. You can follow Shanta's progress via her blog.

Going Bananas

Marilyn and Me (Cinnamon Press)

My name is Marilyn, like Marilyn Monroe. I was left for dead at a bus stop on Christmas Eve. In the newspaper that Mum brought in, I was plain Jane again: a retard with mousy brown hair and big glasses. That picture was taken before I got to bleach my hair and choose my own clothes and be who I wanted.