Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. Adopted by
Pentecostal parents she was raised to be a missionary. This did and
didn't work out.
Discovering early the power of books she left home at 16 to live in
a Mini and get on with her education. After graduating from Oxford
University she worked for a while in the theatre and 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 the bestselling memoir Why Be Happy
When You Could Be Normal? She has written 12 novels for adults, as
well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is
Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. She lives
in the Cotswolds in a wood and in Spitalfields, London.
She believes that art is for everyone and it is her mission to
prove it.
You'll find everything you need to know about mustering the courage
to embrace your true self and live life without fear in Winterson's
hugely engaging semi-autobiographical novel
*Sunday Times*
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