Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Paperback) by Jeanette Winterson

from lauralkeet

This is Jeanette Winterson's semi-autobiographical first novel, about growing up and discovering your sexuality in a fundamental, evangelical family. The protagonist, also named Jeanette, spends her early years at revival meetings and training to be a missionary. Her mother looms large; her fathe...

from kittyjay

Jeanette Winterson's novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a semi-autobiographical tale of her experiences growing up in a evangelical Christian home under the direction of her fanatical mother, who believes her daughter is destined to be a missionary. Related with grace and a wry witty charm,...

from elliepotten

Hmmm. I really LIKED this book, don't get me wrong - but I don't think it'll turn out to be as profoundly memorable as I'd hoped. It was really, REALLY hard to separate out 'fictional character' from 'real person', as the novel is obviously heavily autobiographical and contains several little det...

from holy.cow

Read this in one sitting on the day it came out. A new, fresh voice telling a slightly surreal but somehow more realistic than usual story of childhood and growing up. Amusing in places, and just a pleasing book all round, worth enjoying because Winterson never managed to achieve this standard of...

from AlisonY

This was a fairly short, enjoyable read, giving a partially autobiographical account of the author's experiences of growing up and coming out in a world dominated by a strict Evangelist mother and the church they belonged to. Essentially I found this to be a sad read of immense loneliness; the na...