Waleed Moawad Moawad itibaren Pimpalgaon, Maharashtra 441701, Ấn Độ
I have been watching the BBC2 series My life in Books and saw the interview with Jeanette Winterson and Alastair Campbell. I found Winterson fascinating and very funny. I remember a little of the BBC adaptation of Oranges are Not the Only Fruit in 1985, but I did not read or watch it at the time as 'it as not my sort of thing'. After this present program I decided to correct this deficit. It is mainly autobiographical interspersed with sections of dreams/allegories. An adopted child brought up in a deeply religious (Pentacostal) household Jeanette is groomed to become a missionary by her overbearing mother. Problems arise during adolescence when she realises her sexuality, a Lesbian, and has to face the wrath of her church and mother. If the theme seems grim, and in many ways it was a deprived skewed childhood, the story is told with wit, humour and insight. I believe this book is now on the A level reading list.