{"product_id":"who-wants-normal-frances-ryan-9780241629437","title":"Who Wants Normal? by Frances Ryan (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe all need this book' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Jameela Jamil\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'A razor sharp manifesto by one of Britain's most vital voices' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;- Yomi Adegoke\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'Exceptional\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;' - British Vogue\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; A groundbreaking memoir about what it means to be a disabled woman in Britain today from the acclaimed journalist and author, including insights and personal stories from over 50 contributors \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'No one really talks about it. No one really talks about what it is to be a disabled woman, especially a young one. To go a bit mad. To experience pain or exhaustion or feel 92. To navigate all the standard parts of life - exams, careers, dating - but with a body that is different than everyone else's.' \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; Part memoir, part manifesto, and full of Frances Ryan's trademark warmth, humour and honesty (as well as hard-hitting statistics), Who Wants Normal? explores six facets of life: education, careers, body image, health, relationships and representation, as well as how to survive life's bumps in the road. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; It draws on Frances's own experience, as well as from highly personal interviews with over 50 of Britain's best known women and non-binary people with mental and physical health conditions, including Jameela Jamil, Ruth Madeley, Sophie Morgan, Rosie Jones, Fearne Cotton, Emma Barnett, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Marsha de Cordova MP, Ellie Goldstein and Katie Piper. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; Who Wants Normal? lifts the lid off a subject that is too often shrouded in stereotypes and silence. It offers support, inspiration and a sense of solidarity to the 1 in 4 women with long-term health conditions - and will open the eyes of anyone wanting to better understand what life is really like with a disability. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'Beautiful, vital and important. I loved it' -\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; Jack Thorne\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'I've never related to a book more. Disabled or not, you MUST read this'\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; - Rosie Jones\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; 'Supercharged relevance [full of] robust analysis and wry humor... readers will find here stories to inspire, enrage and encourage' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;- Observer\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55195885994327,"sku":"9780241629437","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780241629437.jpg?v=1790688402","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/who-wants-normal-frances-ryan-9780241629437","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}