Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Winterson, Jeanette)

Paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published Aug. 20, 1997 by Grove Press.

ISBN:
9780802135162

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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 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.

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Subjects

  • Modern fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • Lesbian
  • Fiction / Lesbian
  • Reading Group Guide