What the **** is Normal?!

· Random House
4.5
15 reviews
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If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp ... DISABLED?
Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast?
And what the **** does normal mean anyway?
This is the award-winning wobbly comedian Francesca Martinez’s funny, personal, and universal story of how she learned to stick two shaky fingers up to the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being ‘normal’.

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4.5
15 reviews
Mel W
October 12, 2014
The author writes from the heart, and it is touching. It makes me want to believe in life but not quite yet. This is a book that makes you the reader, think outside the box but should really be thought inside the box for the themes discussed, as the author suggests are to be a part of life and not a debate for people to consider.
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Melanie Lindsay
January 15, 2016
As a person who's big sister also has Cerebral Palsy, I loved reading this book. Francesca's early days of ' Knock a door run... Climbing tree's..' Etc.. Brought so many memories of things Myself & My sister got up to when we were little (( some very naughty stuff )) haha. Myself and my sister have also always been close & best friends with a strong bond like Francesca and Raoul, so reading this book has brought me so much pleasure, and to a point I can identify with much of what Francesca writes about.
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Honor Burza
July 28, 2014
Such a brilliant book I had to finish it in one day gripping throughout, I laughed I cried, I was inspired. And very wise words, I'm right behind you and the values you stand for, for a better world
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About the author

Multi-award-winning Francesca Martinez is the first and only woman to win the Open Mic Award at the Edinburgh Festival, and has since become one of the top comedians of her generation. As well as touring internationally with sell-out runs around the world, Francesca is a TV and radio regular, making popular appearances on such varied programmes as The News Quiz, Russell Howard's Good News, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Frank Skinner Show, Ricky Gervais's Extras (in a role written specially for her), Newsnight, This Week, Free Speech (where she was voted most popular guest) and Channel 4 News. Currently, Francesca is in the middle of a 55-date UK/Ireland tour of her award-winning show, also called 'WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!', which has just been nominated for Best Show at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 2013 - the UK's largest comedy festival.

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