Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was published in 1985 and subsequently adapted into a BBC television drama of the same name. It is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian girl who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. The book is semi-autobiographical and is based on Winterson’s life growing up in Accrington, Lancashire. The main character is a young girl named Jeanette, who is adopted by evangelists from the Elim Pentecostal Church. She believes she is destined to become a missionary. The book depicts religious enthusiasm as an exploration of the power of love. As an adolescent, Jeanette finds herself attracted to another girl, and her mother’s group of religious friends subject her and her partner to exorcisms. Winner of the 1985 Whitbread Prize for best first fiction (now called the Costa Book Awards).
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Details
| ISBN | 9780871131638 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publication Date | 26-May-87 |
| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | England; Fiction / General; FICTION / Lesbian; Lesbians; Teenage Girls |
| BookID | 9311 |
