Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal (2011) is Jeanette Winterson's powerful LGBT memoir, in which she reflects on her troubled childhood and explores themes of belonging and identity. Raised in a strict Pentecostal Evangelist household in northern England, Winterson endured emotional and physical abuse from her adoptive parents, who believed she was possessed by the Devil. Her memoir recounts her struggles with her sexuality, including her first love and the painful exorcism she endured, and how she eventually came to terms with her identity. Winterson's journey of survival and self-acceptance is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as she finds solace in books and the support of a teacher who helped her gain entry to Oxford University.
0