Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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Author: Jeanette Winterson
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1997-08-20
ISBN: 0802135161
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Grove Press

Book Reviews of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Book Review: Didn't really strike my fancy
Summary: 3 Stars

Unfortunately, I think a lot of the references in the novel were lost upon me because the Ms. Winterson's use of language and locations that are unfamiliar to me as an American (the novel takes place in England). In addition, Ms. Winterson' tale of coming to grips with her sexual orientation while being brought up in a religious family seems like old hat to me. However, my guess is that that story was somewhat groundbreaking when it was first published in 1985.

Summary of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God’s elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.

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