Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | 1985 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 2 | The Passion | 1987 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 3 | Sexing the Cherry | 1989 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 4 | Written on the Body | 1992 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 5 | The Powerbook | 1994 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 6 | Art and Lies | 1994 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 7 | Gut Symmetries | 1997 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 8 | Lighthousekeeping | 2004 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 9 | The Stone Gods | 2007 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 10 | The Daylight Gate | 2012 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 11 | Frankissstein | 2019 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 12 | One Aladdin Two Lamps | 2026 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
Jeanette Winterson’s standalone novels span four decades of literary fiction, beginning with Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit in 1985 and continuing through One Aladdin Two Lamps in 2026. Her work consistently explores themes of identity, desire, language, and storytelling, often pushing against the boundaries of conventional narrative form.
Her early novels established her voice. The Passion (1987) blends historical fiction with magical realism during the Napoleonic Wars, while Sexing the Cherry (1989) moves between 17th-century London and the present day. Written on the Body (1992) uses a narrator whose gender is never revealed, and Gut Symmetries (1997) weaves quantum physics into a love triangle. Later works like The Stone Gods (2007) turn to science fiction, and Frankissstein (2019) places Mary Shelley alongside a contemporary storyline about artificial intelligence.
These novels share Winterson’s interest in how stories shape experience. Whether drawing on history, myth, or speculative ideas, each book creates its own distinct world while returning to questions about love, identity, and the limits of language.