Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
FictionLGBTQ+Lesbian

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

by Jeanette Winterson

Publisher
National Geographic Books
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
1985

Overview

'At that time I could not imagine what would become of me, and I didn't care. It was not judgement day, but another morning' This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by working-class evangelists in the North of England to be one of God's elect. Passionate, headstrong and shielded by her mother's grand disapproval of a sinful world, she seems destined for life as a missionary. And then she meets Melanie. At sixteen, Jeanette faces a world of uncertainty as she breaks from the church and her community for the young woman she loves. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a warm, witty and daring novel that gives voice to irrepressible desire. Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

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aycan@opheliaaa· 1mo🇹🇷

i have a theory that every time you make an important choice, the part of you left behind continues the other life you could have had

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aycan@opheliaaa· 3w🇹🇷

çok doluyuz. herkesin diyeceği, yapacağı çok şey var fakat bir suskunluktur gidiyor. winterson, "diyeceğim çok fazla şey vardı, onun için hiçbir şey demedim." der. belki de bundandır. ürpertiyor bizi bu sessizlik.

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