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Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she 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.
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'Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language... In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming' - Evening Standard
'Even at a time when so many good and interesting novels are coming out, hers stand out as performances of real originality and extraordinary promise' - John Bayley
'wonderful rites-of-passage novel… where the author’s blossoming Sapphic nature leads her to eschew her mothers proffered favourite' - Mariella Frostrup
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Publication date
5th September 1991Author
Jeanette WintersonMore books by Jeanette Winterson
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VintageFormat
Paperback
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Literary FictioneBook Favourites
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