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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal
Paperback Edition: 1
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.
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Pages : 230
Publisher : Vintage Books
Publication date : 2012-07-06
Subjects: Non-fiction, Education / Language / ESOL, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure