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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal
Author: Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson?s novels have establishing her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most admired books of the past few decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents that is now often required reading in cont...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802120106
ISBN-10: 0802120105
Publication Date: 3/6/2012
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 8
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Another home run by Winterson. If you haven't read her debut, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," yet, read that one first, as this is a companion piece. A brilliant look back on an unhappy childhood and how it helped shape the author, for better and for worse. Some excellent musings, too, on the comforts of literature, and why these are not--and should not be--strictly for the rich or those in the ivory tower.
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Great companion book to Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. This book takes on what "really" happened during the same period of her life as the adopted daughter of a fundamentalist Christian. For those who love her books, this is absolutely necessary reading, and for those who've never read her, pick this one up and fall in love. Highly recommended.


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