Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

The shocking, heart-breaking - and often very funny - true story behind Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. In 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit , was published. It was Jeanette's version of the story of a terraced house in Accrington, an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. It was a cover story, a painful past written over and repainted. It was a story of survival. This book is that story's the silent twin. It is full of hurt and humour and a fierce love of life. It is about the pursuit of happiness, about lessons in love, the search for a mother and a journey into madness and out again. It is generous, honest and true. 'Unforgettable... It's the best book I have ever read about the cost of growing up' Daisy Goodwin, Sunday Times **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN 'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**. This 2012 Random House Paperback is in good condition. Owner's Name inside.

ISBN: 9780099556091 SKU: 1578988 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1578988
Location: Biography