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Jeanette Winterson''s explosive first novel, a gripping coming-of-age story, a queer romance, a modern classic.

I love her.'
Then you do not love the Lord.'
Yes, I love both of them.'
You cannot.'
''I do.''''

This is the story of Jeanette, born to be one of God''s elect: adopted by a fanatical Pentecostal family and ablaze with her own zeal for the scriptures, she seems perfectly suited for the life of a missionary. But then she converts Melanie, and realises she loves this woman almost as much as she loves the Lord. How on Earth could her Church called that passion Unnatural?

Both a groundbreaking coming-of-age novel and a pioneering work of autofiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit goes beyond facts into the deepest truths. Searing and tender, playful and provocative, it is a portrait of the artist as a young evangelist, re-writing her own Bible.

''Witty... extraordinary and exhilarating'' The Times

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/4/2024
      ISBN13: 9781784879044, 978-1784879044
      ISBN10: 1784879045

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Jeanette Winterson''s explosive first novel, a gripping coming-of-age story, a queer romance, a modern classic.

      I love her.'
      Then you do not love the Lord.'
      Yes, I love both of them.'
      You cannot.'
      ''I do.''''

      This is the story of Jeanette, born to be one of God''s elect: adopted by a fanatical Pentecostal family and ablaze with her own zeal for the scriptures, she seems perfectly suited for the life of a missionary. But then she converts Melanie, and realises she loves this woman almost as much as she loves the Lord. How on Earth could her Church called that passion Unnatural?

      Both a groundbreaking coming-of-age novel and a pioneering work of autofiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit goes beyond facts into the deepest truths. Searing and tender, playful and provocative, it is a portrait of the artist as a young evangelist, re-writing her own Bible.

      ''Witty... extraordinary and exhilarating'' The Times

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