One Aladdin Two Lamps

Enchanting, unexpected and razor-sharp. Jeanette Winterson and Shahrazad are the perfect co-pilots to take us into new worlds on the wings of old stories – Kamila Shamsie
A dazzling blend of fiction, memoir, essay and magical storytelling… One Aladdin Two Lamps is a riveting look at humanity at an existential crossroads * Independent, Novel of the Month *
One Aladdin Two Lamps is a passionate hymn to the supreme values of human imagination, generosity and love * Times Literary Supplement *
A dizzying whirligig of memoir, history, philosophy, politics and self-help, loosely tied to commentary on the [One Thousand and One] Nights… It feels thrillingly direct * Guardian *
I just devoured One Aladdin, Two Lamps… A story about storytelling as well as a rousing tract about the power of reading. At its heart, really, it’s about what it means to be human. I love the particularity of Winterson’s voice: its intensity, its spirited seriousness, playfulness and wit… Makes you think and makes you laugh – Nigella Lawson
It’s the confidence of her [Winterson’s voice and declarations…that seduces… [Winterson is] always worth reading * Financial Times *
Jeanette Winterson is a brilliant writer and her latest, One Aladdin Two Lamps is yet another unputdownable book… a combination of story telling, folk tales, history, its relevance in a modern setting * Morning Star *

Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, at twenty-five. Over two decades later she revisited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?. Winterson has written thirteen novels for adults and two previous collections of short stories, as well as children’s books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. She lives in the Cotswolds in a wood and in Spitalfields, London.

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