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Oranges Are Not the Only FruitOranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit1991

Jeanette Winterson

4.0(1)on Hardcover

About this book

This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. 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.

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First published
1991
OL Work ID
OL1918804W

Subjects

English fictionLesbians, fictionFiction, lgbtq+, lesbianEngland, fictionFictionFamiliesLesbiansTeenage girlsFiction, lesbianFamilyTeenage girls -- FictionChristian gaysFamily relationshipsChristianity and sexualityLesbians -- FictionEngland -- FictionMothers and daughtersMothers and daughters, fiction

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