Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

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  • Whitbread Award for First Novel (1985)
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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

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ISBN: 9780099598183
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2014-11-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Classics, Feminism, LGBT, Queer
Goodreads rating: 3.73
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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.
 

  • 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.