Re-Sisters : The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti – Cosey Fanni Tutti

Softback

400 pages

Faber & Faber

ISBN: 9780571362196

From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.

Myself, Delia and Margery - a trinity of the sacred and profane , sinners and saints of a kind. Three defiant women with our individual, unconventional attitude to life. Untameable spirits, progressive thinkers living within the inherent societal constraints of our times.

In 2018,while researching Delia Derbyshire for a film soundtrack commission, Cosey Fanni Tutti became immersed in Derbyshire's story and uncovered some fascinating parallels with her own life.

At the same time Cosey began reading about Margery Kempe, the 15th century mystic visionary who wrote the first English language autobiography. Re-sisters is the story of three women consumed by their passion for life, a passion they expressed through music, art and lifestyle;