First published 2006
In 17th-century London, a woman and her adopted son find themselves inexplicably transported through the centuries, inhabiting bizarre 20th-century fantasies. As they navigate this surreal, shifting landscape, they confront the nature of identity, the power of love, and the mysteries of the human heart. Jeanette Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry" is a dazzling, genre-bending exploration of the imagination's ability to transcend the boundaries of space and time.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, fantasy
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Great Britain
Period: Charles II, 1660-1685
144 pages · Paperback · Vintage