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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

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Unconventional memoir on the pursuit of happiness.

Recommended for readers who enjoy candid, introspective personal narratives, with themes of identity, love, and belonging. Winterson's unique writing style, a blend of fiction and memoir, provides a refreshing take on the genre.

  • Stonewall Book Award for Non-Fiction (2013)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/ Biography (2013)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • The Publishing Triangle Award Nominee for The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction (2013)
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ISBN: 9780802120878
Publisher: Grove Press
Date of Publication: 2013-03-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.01
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Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.
 

Unconventional memoir on the pursuit of happiness.

Recommended for readers who enjoy candid, introspective personal narratives, with themes of identity, love, and belonging. Winterson's unique writing style, a blend of fiction and memoir, provides a refreshing take on the genre.

  • Stonewall Book Award for Non-Fiction (2013)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/ Biography (2013)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • The Publishing Triangle Award Nominee for The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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