
Life as a Unicorn
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780008306106
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Authors
- Al-Kadhi, Amrou
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published Date
- July 23, 2020
- Genre
- Biography / Literature and Literary studies › Biography and non-fiction prose › General › Arts and entertainment › Arts and entertainment
- Subjects
- Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Memoirs, True stories: discovery / historical / scientific, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Social issues & processes, Gay & Lesbian studies, Alternative lifestyles, Sexual behaviour, Humour
- Pages
- 304
- Physical Info
- 12.8 cm H x 2.5 cm L x 19.7 cm W (0.214 kg)
A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themselfWINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDAmrou knew they were gay when, aged ten, they first laid eyes on Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone. It was love at first sight.Amrou’s parents weren’t so happy…From that moment on, Amrou began searching in all the wrong places for ways to make their divided self whole again.Life as a Unicorn is a hilarious yet devastating story of a search for belonging, following the painful and surprising process of transforming from a god-fearing Muslim boy to a queer drag queen, strutting the stage in seven-inch heels and saying the things nobody else dares to ….
Choose options

Life as a Unicorn
Sale price£9.99