Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 3

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 1

Jeanette Winterson reads from her memoir revealing the grim truth and surreal comedy behind the 1985 novel that made her f...

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 2

Books were banned from the household she grew up except for the Bible and Shakespeare. Jeanette Winterson reads her memoir.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 3

As a teenager, the author navigates her own feelings and sexuality in a volatile household. Jeanette Winterson reads her m...

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 4

Jeanette Winterson reads her memoir recounting her terrifying experience of love and loss, decades into her writing career.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Episode 5

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit came out in 1985 when the author was only 25. Jeanette Winterson concludes her memoir.