![]() ![]() ![]() Jeanette loves God and Melanie, but her pastor tells her she cannot love them both. And the journey is full of ignorance and a lack of understanding. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a mixture of humor and sadness as the story follows Jeanette in her journey to awakening. This causes uproar in her family and community, leading Jeanette to make her own decisions about her future. One day however, Jeanette meets Melanie, and begins to feel the first stirrings of attraction. ![]() Jeanette is an outcast at school because her beliefs set her apart from the other kids her only true friend is Elsie, an elderly woman who encourages Jeanette in her work. ![]() Together, the family listens on the radio to missionaries converting unbelievers, attend church for intense sermons, and learn as much from the Bible as they can. Her mother in particular pushes Jeanette to pursue this dream. As she grows up, she is expected to one day be a missionary. The protagonist, Jeanette, has been adopted by stringent Pentecostal evangelists. Published in 1985 by Jeanette Winterson, the classic novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit hits home on a young girl coming of age and beginning to question her sexuality. ![]()
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