Saturday, August 28, 2010
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Free from The Book Thing of Baltimore. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson is an autobiographical novel. In a nod to the evangelical upbringing of the author, the chapters are named after the first eight books of the Bible. Many things in this coming of age story are not explored as deeply as I would have liked. There are things about the mother that are hinted at but not followed up on. There are strange little fairy tales inserted in the memoir-like chapters.
She struggles for years with both the evangelical Christian community she is part of and her attraction to other women. She tries various ways to live, change, and negotiate her existence in her known world.
She struggles for years with both the evangelical Christian community she is part of and her attraction to other women. She tries various ways to live, change, and negotiate her existence in her known world.
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