Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

I wholeheartdely recommend Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit to every daugther coming to terms with their queerness -- especially if they grew up very religious, especially if they beared the dreams and hopes of their mothers and ended up inevitably dissapointing her by becoming their own person by forming their own identiy and desires. The novel is an interesting exploration of desire -- spiritually and carnally -- inspired by the authors own bringing up. While the prose is simple the thematic focus of the book remains complex. The protagonist Jeanette grows up in a very religious community, her life path preset -- until she discovers her lesbian desire being at odds with everything. Its a very slow story -- with almost no plot -- about the hope, confusion, beauty and grief that is characteristic for a lot of queer stories.