Lisa Willliamson,
The Art of Being Normal
David Fickling Books, 2015
ISBN 9781910200520
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Lisa Williamson was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and since graduating has worked as an actor on stage and TV. Between acting jobs Lisa temped in offices across London, typing stories when no one was looking, one of which eventually became The Art of Being Normal. Lisa lives in North London with her boyfriend.
David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth - David wants to be a girl.
On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal - to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in Year 11 is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. At Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long...
Lisa spent most of her childhood drawing, daydreaming and making up stories in her head.
After graduating from drama school Lisa adopted the stage name of Lisa Cassidy and spent several happy and chaotic years occasionally getting paid to pretend to be other people.
The Art of Being Normal is Lisa’s first novel.
To find out more about Lisa visit her website www.lisawilliamsonauthor.com or follow her on Twitter: @lisa_letters
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