NOBODY NOWHERE

'''Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl''' is the award-winning, debut book by Australia-born author, artist, songwriter and screenwriter Donna Williams (born 1963). It was initially published in Britain in 1992, and was on the New York Times Best-Sellers list for over a year staying at number one for over 10 weeks and also went number one in Canada, Japan and Norway.
She released a music album by the same name in 1996 and two songs from that album, ''Sometimes'' and ''Beyond The When'' then featured in the TBS international TV series, ''Things You Taught Me'' with another song, ''Enemy Lines'', reaching the top 50 jazz tracks on ''American Idol Underground''^[1].
The book, ''Nobody Nowhere'', covers her life from as far back as she can remember (3 years old). At times she was thought to be deaf, psychotic, disturbed or retarded, but only as an adult did she discover that her difficulty interfacing with the world around her was caused by her autism. It ends with her leaving the manuscript behind with a UK child psychiatrist, Sebastian Kraemer who sent it on to autism specialist, Frances Tustin, who was responsible for its eventual publication.
''Somebody Somewhere'' (1994) was the bestselling sequel which also went number one in Canada, Japan and Norway. This installment picks up the story of her becoming a teacher and the first book becoming published, and how that changed her life. Later autobiographical works include ''Like Colour To The Blind'' (1998), and ''Everyday Heaven'' (2004) which are among her 9 published books.
''Nobody Nowhere'' has been published in 20 languages and sold over half a million copies. Donna Williams is also the author of the screenplay of the same name which is optioned to Hollywood film producer, Beverly Nero.

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External links

★ The website about the book with photos and background information

★ Donna's Web site

★ The film rights page relating to the screenplay

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