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The New York Times–bestselling author’s Whitbread Prize-winning debut — “Winterson has mastered both comedy and tragedy in this rich little novel” (The Washington Post Book World).“Winterson’s voice, with its idiosyncratic wit and sensitivity, is one you’ve never heard before" (Ms Magazine)."In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming." - The Evening Standard"The overwhelming impression of her work is one of remarkable self-confidence, and she evidently thrives on risk..." - The New York Review of BooksNow required reading in contemporary literature, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a funny, poignant exploration of a young girl’s adolescence. Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial North of England and finds herself embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. 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. "The most interesting writer I have read in twenty years." - Gore Vidal"A daring, unconvent

Who reads Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?

Author

Jeanette Winterson

Publisher

Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802198723

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Religion, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.75 / 5 (182 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14