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Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

It is 30 years since Jeanette Winterson wrote Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. This interview was first broadcast in 2012.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is Jeanette Winterson's searing yet ultimately uplifting coming-out, coming-of-age tale, in which a young girl learns to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing, and set out on her own path in life. To mark thirty years since its publication, here's another chance to hear the memorable World Book Club in which Jeanette Winterson discusses where fact meets fiction - there are distinct parallels to her own life.

Hear how important this ground-breaking novel has been for readers around the globe. British writer Jeanette Winterson is in conversation with Harriett Gilbert. (First broadcast in 2012.)

(Picture: Jeanette Winterson. Photo: Sam Churchill)

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53 minutes

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  • Sat 1 Aug 2015 22:05GMT
  • Sun 2 Aug 2015 03:05GMT
  • Wed 5 Aug 2015 08:05GMT

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