What was Jeanette Winterson's first novel, and how is it symbolic as noted in the memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette's first novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, marks her success at building a life for herself beyond her working-class upbringing. The book is a huge success but Mrs. Winterson is outraged by its semi-autobiographical content. This book represents the increasing gulf between mother and daughter, as well as Mrs. Winterson's inability to share any perspective but her own. When Jeanette's birthmother, Ann, tells Jeanette she is proud of her for writing the novel, the book becomes symbolic of the difference between Ann and Mrs. Winterson.