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Supernormal

Meg Jay

2017387 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2017
first published
  • 2017Grand Central Publishing · ENGISBN 9781455559145
  • 2017Canongate Books · ENGISBN 9781782114956
  • 2017Twelve, Hachette Book Group · 387 pages · ENGISBN 9781455559152
  • 2018Canongate Books · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781782114949
  • 2018Canongate Books · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781786892997
  • 2019Twelve · 400 pagesISBN 9781455559138
  • 2017TwelveISBN 9781478993865

"Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing up alongside domestic violence, nearly 75% of us experience adversity by the age of 20. But these experiences are often kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Drawing on nearly two decades of work with clients and students, Jay tells the tale of ordinary people made extraordinary by these all-too-common experiences, everyday superheroes who have made a life out of dodging bullets and leaping over obstacles, even as they hide in plain sight as doctors, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, parents, activists, teachers, students and readers. She gives a voice to the supernormals among us as they reveal not only "How do they do it?" but also "How does it feel?"" - From book jacket.

How do you feel?