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Ten Steps to Nanette

By: Hannah Gadsby
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The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, Nanette, played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and the US. Its launch on Netflix, and subsequent Emmy and Peabody wins, took Nanette (and Hannah) to the world.

'There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.' Hannah Gadsby, Nanette

Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth — no matter the cost.

Gadsby's unique stand-up special Nanette was a viral success that left audiences captivated by her blistering honesty and her ability to create both tension and laughter in a single moment. But while her worldwide fame might have looked like an overnight sensation, her path from open mic to the global stage was hard-fought and anything but linear.

Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby's growth as a queer person from Tasmania-where homosexuality was illegal until 1997-to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, to her struggle with adult diagnoses of autism and ADHD, and finally to the backbone of Nanette - the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling.

Equal parts harrowing and hilarious, Ten Steps to Nanette continues Gadsby's tradition of confounding expectations and norms, properly introducing us to one of the most explosive, formative voices of our time.

“Hannah is a Promethean force, a revolutionary talent...This hilarious, touching, and sometimes tragic book is all about where her fires were lit.” EMMA THOMPSON

‘Gadsby wields her craft like a weapon, lancing out the trauma and forcing us to look at it.’ THE GUARDIAN

‘As uproariously funny as it is profoundly furious.’ NEW YORKER on Nanette

‘The laughs of her show are a means to an end, which is, at its core, a ferocious attack on comedy itself.’ NEW YORK TIMES

‘Nanette is the kind of work that leaves you shaken. Not because it’s really funny (it really is), or because it’s equally heartbreaking, but because it finds a fusion of those two modes that’s incandescent.’
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A truly captivating listen, Hannah delves into their soul. Harrowing, heartbreaking and hilarious, Hannah’s dry and intelligent wit underscores an engaging and insightful story. I laughed, I cried and I cherished every chapter. Thank you Hannah!

Powerful and real

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Powerful book. Side note - it perfectly explains living with ASD and ADHD and not understanding the world around you

Powerful

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Ten Steps to Nanette and Hannah Gadsby are both - raw, angry, strong, vulnerable, quirky, incredible and hilarious. This book was 10 out of 10 and I’m going back to the beginning to listen all over again. I’m also off to watch Nanette again. My niece has recently being diagnosed with autism, and her incredible brain will be loved, nurtured and supported to its full and amazing potential. Hannah will be a role model through that journey xxx

I loved everything about this book.

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I loved the honesty and authenticity of the story. Great performance. I couldn’t stop listening!

Love Hannah’s work

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This book is full of heartbreaking stories that need to be said.
I’m grateful that Hannah found a place to tell her story and claim back what has been stripped from her and so many others so many times.

Footnote 1: Hanna’s voice is mesmerising.

Not for the faint hearted

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