Jeanette Winterson
Born: 01-01-1959
Jeanette Winterson is a celebrated British author known for her innovative narrative style and exploration of gender, identity, and sexuality. She gained international acclaim with her debut novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story. Winterson's diverse body of work spans novels, essays, and children's literature, showcasing her literary versatility. Her writing often blends myth, history, and personal experience, earning her numerous awards and a devoted readership.
Book summaries for books written by Jeanette Winterson
Quotes
Strong backbones are mystical things - even the mildest mannered person becomes intense under certain circumstances - enough to cause angular outlines, brooding silences, some even found the need to purchase a hat.
Sin is desperate, but the Lord, I have noticed, is even more so.
It is harder to find theology in girl's boarding schools.
People are not vans - you cannot trade them in.
People want to think they know you, and if you're more concerned with what they think than with what you are, you'll be eaten alive.
It's a strange story, but it's inspiring in the way of a poem.
The fact is, you can't understand a book without being aware of its context.
That's how it is - that's always how it is, when people come snooping around, asking questions.
Mother said I'd never amount to anything because I'm a sinner.
Waking up is another chance to get ready.
The light burned your skin. The whole house smelt of sweat.
I knew then that childhood had ended and that betrayal was the beginning of a different kind of love.