![]() ![]() Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who was worried people would not realise she was a. schools, most often as part of an A-level literature course. 'They are the only fruit, Jeanette,' she said, portentously. Jeanette Winterson does not consider this novel to be a lesbian novel, arguing, 'I've never understood why straight fiction is supposed to be for everyone, but anything with a gay character or that includes gay experience is only for queers.'. ![]() The novel won Winterson the Whitbread Award for a First Novel in 1985.It is a beautiful coming of age story of a girl who feels like an outsider wherever she goes. The book was written many years after any actual events as Winterson moved to London, her present location. This book became my favourite book as soon as I read it. The book and subsequent BBC mini series, adapted by Winterson, is believed to be semi-autobiographical and is generally based on Winterson's life in Accrington, Lancashire, after moving from her birth town Manchester. It is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian girl who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. ![]() Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a novel by Jeanette Winterson published in 1985, which she subsequently adapted into a BBC television drama. Lua error in a at line 80: module 'Module:Italic title' not found. ![]()
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