Born in Manchester in 1959 and adopted into a firmly religious family, Jeanette Winterson  studied at Oxford University. Her first novel, ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT, was published in 1985 to tremendous acclaim, and she later adapted it for television. Since then she has written numerous novels, including SEXING THE CHERRY, THE PASSION and WRITTEN ON THE BODY. She has won several prizes including the Whitbread Prize, and the Prix d'argent at the Cannes Film Festival.

Books by Jeanette Winterson

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

by Jeanette Winterson - Memoir, Nonfiction

WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? is a memoir about a life’s work to find happiness. It's a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about growing up in an north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the Universe as Cosmic Dustbin.

Tanglewreck

by Jeanette Winterson

Lighthousekeeping

by Jeanette Winterson - Fiction