Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

The shocking, heart-breaking - and often very funny - true story behind Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.

Jeanette Winterson's memoir is a generous, honest, and true account of her grim girlhood in a sooty English industrial town in the 1960s.

With hurt and humor, she tells the story of her adopted childhood, the thwarted giantess Mrs.

Winterson, and the lessons in love and survival she learned along the way.

This book is a must-read for anyone looking for a powerful and moving account of growing up and finding happiness.