Nobody Nowhere

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**Title** **Nobody Nowhere**
Author	Donna Willams
Genre(s)	Autobiography
Publisher	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Released	Originally 1992, then JKP in 1998
Pages	224
ISBN	ISBN 978-1-85302-718-5
Followed by	Somebody Somewhere

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 has since released a musical album by the same name.

It 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 when she was about to publish it. Somebody Somewhere (1994) was the bestselling sequel which also went number one in Canada, Japan and Norway. This instalment picks up the story of getting the first book published, and how that changed her life. Later autobiographical works include Like Colour To The Blind (1998), and Everyday Heaven (2004).

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.