Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson CBE is a British writer. After graduating from Oxford University, she published her first novel at 25. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit is based on her own upbringing but using herself as a fictional character. She scripted the novel into a BAFTA-winning BBC drama. 27 years later she re-visited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? She has written thirteen novels for adults, two collections of short stories, as well as...See more
Jeanette Winterson CBE is a British writer. After graduating from Oxford University, she published her first novel at 25. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit is based on her own upbringing but using herself as a fictional character. She scripted the novel into a BAFTA-winning BBC drama. 27 years later she re-visited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? She has written thirteen novels for adults, two collections of short stories, as well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. See less
Jeanette Winterson's Featured Books
Jeanette Winterson book reviews
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Why be Happy When You Could be Normal?
by Elle M, May 9, 2013
I found this book to speak of truths of how it is to be adopted into a context that makes you shake your head in disbelief . My therapist suggested I read it wondering if Jeanette's experiences were ... Read More
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Written on the Body
Thrilling
This novel examines the relationship between gender, the body, love, and lust. The narrator's gender is unknown, and furthermore, we know the narrator mostly through his/her lovers, and this causes ... Read More
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The King of Capri
Adults love it too
A delightful book for children that doting adults (or in their dotage) will love as much as the children they buy it for. The story is enchanting and crazy enough to fire the imagination of all ... Read More
