Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by Jeanette Winterson
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In Winterson's autobiographical debut novel, an orphan named Jeanette is raised in a devout Evangelical household in the English Midlands. When she becomes aware of her lesbian orientation, she devotes herself not to Jesus but to finding a way out of the repressive world that is the only one she knows.
Editions of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Grove Pr |
Date 1997 |
Price $1.34 |
 Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 1985 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
Winner of the prestigious Whitbread Prize for best first novel and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for best writer under 35, this modern classic has sold 100,000 copies in the United States. The novel chronicles the life of a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an Evangelical household in the dour, industrial Midlands. Her insistence on listening to the truths of her own heart and mind makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an eccentric, moving rite of passage into adulthood.
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"Oranges turned out to be a literary novel, rich with allusions, myth and thought-provoking meditations on truth and life."
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