Ray BLK Miss Havisham's story in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations", it told the tale of a girl who turns against men after having her heart broken. According to Ray "I felt like Miss Havisham was like a lot of women around me, who got their heart broken and turned cold and began to hate men." Ray releases music on her own label and has avoided signing a record deal to retain the rights to her music. In 2016 she self-released her debut mini album "Durt", featuring collaborations with Stormzy, Wretch 32 and SG Lewis. Her single "My Hood" is a song about
Labor Day (novel) love-starved, become infatuated with each other, and Adele emerges from her depression. "The Washington Post" noted that "It is a testament to Maynard's skill that she makes this ominous setup into a convincing and poignant coming-of-age tale." In "The New York Times", author Jodi Picoult praised the work; "Joyce Maynard is in top-notch form with Labor Day. Simply a novel you cannot miss." In late 2009, it was announced that director Jason Reitman was in the process of adapting a script for Joyce Maynard's novel entitled "Labor Day". On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Kate Winslet and Josh