Oranges are not the only fruit -

Jeanette Winterson

Penguin Books

2022

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-13: 9781784877484

'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.

Resenhas (5)

4 (Muito bom)

O estilo da Jeanette Winterson é curioso e intrigante. Pode parecer simples, mas há inúmeras passagens fortes que merecem reflexão. O eterno conflito entre religião e sexualidade é o tema desse livro, e o impacto de ambos na mente de uma adolescente que se vê dividida entre seguir os ensinamentos de seu Deus ou seu coração. O forte da autora é que ela consegue construir personagens emocionalmente tão ricos e complexos que a ação acaba se tornando secundária.