Play Book Tag discussion

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is characterized as fiction, but he story itself is very much autobiographical. The protagonist is adopted by a very religious family in Northern England, where she becomes part of a wake-up movement, and later on discovers herself as a lesbian, tearing the family and her inner circle apart. The book was beautifully written, and I look forward to reading more books by Winterson. The use of fairy tales and the title was nicely weaved into Jeanette’s coming of age story, symbolizing her disconnect from others and her struggle to find her path in a world where the beliefs of her community are in conflict with who she is.

Really enjoyed this one.

I’ve not read this but I read her Christmas book and loved her writing. I’ve got Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, the autobiographical version of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, on my Kobo waiting to be read.

I have that book on my wishlist well, heard many good things about it. I have one of her later books Written on the Body waiting for me on my shelf, so need to get to that at one point.

My favorite of hers is The Passion

Thanks Nicole, maybe 'The Passion' should be my next Winterson book then :)

The Passion is my favorite too. Love this author. I enjoyed this book too

Thanks Jen, it's now added to my wishlist 😊

I am bummed that the library here does not have a copy. I know so many people love that book.
The library does have The Daylight Gate also by Jeanette Winterson. It was really good too. About Witch Hunt in England.

I really liked this one too. I need to read more of this author's work.