Life as a Unicorn : A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between

A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020 WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD Amrou 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 ….Author: Al-Kadhi, Amrou,author Contributors: Al-Kadhi, Amrou,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Published/Release Date: 23 Jul 2020 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: HarperCollins Publishers Author/Director/Artist: Amrou Al-Kadhi Dimension (cm): 198x129x20 mm Package Dimension (cm): 22x197x129 mm Item Weight (g): 1050 Package Weight (g): 220