- Somebody Somewhere (book)
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name = Somebody Somewhere
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author = Donna Willams
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genre =Autobiography
publisher =Jessica Kingsley Publishers
release_date = Originally 1994, then JKP in 1998
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pages = 240
isbn = ISBN 978-1-85302-719-2
preceded_by =Nobody Nowhere
followed_by =Like Colour To The Blind "Somebody Somewhere" is a book written by the autistic author, songwriter, screenwriter and artist Donna Williams. [ [http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781853027192 Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers ] ] It is the 1994 sequel to the bestseller "
Nobody Nowhere " which spent 15 weeks on the New York times Bestseller List. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22nobody+nowhere%22+%22best+sellers%22&d=&o=&v=&c=&n=10&dp=0&daterange=full&sort=oldest The New York Times: Search for 'nobody nowhere best sellers' ] ] [ [http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781853027185 Nobody Nowhere: The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers ] ]"Somebody Somewhere" takes up Williams' story after her diagnosis with autism at the age of 26 after a childhood often thought deaf, labelled psychotic, then disturbed. In this book, Williams becomes a teacher and goes on to work with children on the autistic spectrum before being thrust into the public eye upon the accidental publication of her first book.
"Somebody Somewhere" is the second in her autobiographical collection of four books. Later autobiographical works include the third book in the series, "
Like Colour To The Blind " (1998), [ [http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781853027208 Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul Finding - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers ] ] and the fourth autobiographical installment,"Everyday Heaven " (2004). [ [http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843102113 Everyday Heaven: Journeys Beyond the Stereotypes of Autism - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.donnawilliams.net/front.0.html?&L=0 Donna Williams' website]
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