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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit : Vintage 21

by Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit : Vintage 21 - Thryft
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit : Vintage 21 - Thryft

Empowering exploration of love, religion, and self-discovery.

This book is a must-read for those craving a raw and captivating journey of a young woman's struggle with her identity and desires against the rigid constraints of religion. Jeanette Winterson's prose is both innovative and tender, taking readers on a rollercoaster of emotions as they follow Jeanette's courageous decision to leave everything behind for love. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit challenges societal norms and offers an empowering exploration of love, religion, and the relentless pursuit of self-discovery.

  • Whitbread Award for First Novel (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit : Vintage 21

by Jeanette Winterson
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ISBN: 9780099562993
Authors: Jeanette Winterson
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Queer, Classics, Feminism, LGBT
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 78583 readers)

Description

This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession
 

Empowering exploration of love, religion, and self-discovery.

This book is a must-read for those craving a raw and captivating journey of a young woman's struggle with her identity and desires against the rigid constraints of religion. Jeanette Winterson's prose is both innovative and tender, taking readers on a rollercoaster of emotions as they follow Jeanette's courageous decision to leave everything behind for love. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit challenges societal norms and offers an empowering exploration of love, religion, and the relentless pursuit of self-discovery.

  • Whitbread Award for First Novel (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.