In Mary Hooper's children's historical novel Eliza Rose, Gwyn is a central character. ... watch the wrestling, my mother liked to wrestle; it didn't matter what. She was in the white corner and that was that. Oranges are Not the Only Fruit is a novel by Jeanette Winterson that was first published in 1985. -- Nell Gwynn. Nov. 5 (LECTURE) - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit(pt ii Epigraphs When thick rinds are used the top must be thoroughly skimmed or a scum will form Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is her first book and it won the Whitbread prize for “first fiction” – and her novels that followed (which I’ll get to when I get to) were mind-blowing. Dedication: For Gill Saunders and Fang the cat. MonkeyNotes-Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Table of Contents | Message Board ... Jeanette thinks to herself that she knows of only two women who do not have husbands, and they are the ones who run the paper shop and the ones who give her a banana bar with her comic book. A huge star. She writes with absolute certainty of her own gifts. In Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson uses many references of biblical allusion and religious metaphor to develop the novel. TO PHILLIPPA BREWSTER WHO WAS THE BEGINNING. St Albans, the name of the Dukedom Charles II bestowed on his and Nell's son, comes from the Latin Albus, which also means bright or white, and the oranges with which Nell … ‘Oranges are not the only fruit’ Nell Gwynn CONTENTS Introduction Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth INTRODUCTION ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT was written during the winter of 1983 and the spring of 1984. She’s a … See a complete list of the characters in Oranges are Not the Only Fruit and … The chapters are named after the books of the bible in the Old Testament, ranging from Genesis to Ruth. Nell, born and raised in the locality at St Martin in the Fields, sold fruit in the nearby Covent Garden market before gaining fame as an actress on the Drury Lane stage. At that time I was sharing two rooms and a hip bath with the actress Vicky Licorish. Built on the site of the Old Bull Inn, the Nell Gwynne Tavern was named after the infamous mistress of Charles II. Jeanette Winterson's novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opens with a Nell Gwynn quote, that gives the title of the novel: Oranges are not the only fruit. She is dropped into a colorful home, sometimes warm, … She became a star. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson For Gill Saunders and Fang the Cat `When thick rinds are used the top must be thoroughly skimmed, or a scum will form marring the final appearence.' I was 24. Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Read a Plot Overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter Summary and Analysis. 'Oranges are not the only fruit.' —From The Making of Marmalade by Mrs Beeton `Oranges are not the only fruit' —Nell Gwynn … Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit tells the tale of how Jeanette comes to be her full self. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson For Gill Saunders and Fang the Cat `When thick rinds are used the top must be thoroughly skimmed, or a scum will form marring the final appearence.'