Philippa Brewster was the publisher who discovered Jeanette Winterson, and thanks to Philippa, Jeanette published her first novel "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit". Their first meeting happened in the 1985 during an interview for an editorial position at Pandora Press. Philippa Brewster was impressed not only by Winterson' s facility with language but also by her ability to spin tales, so she encouraged Winterson to write down her stories.

Quando le scorze sono state utilizzate, la parte superiore deve essere completamente scremato, o una schiuma si formerà, guastando l'aspetto finale.

Nell Gwynn was an English theatrical actress of King Charles II of England. She was considered the folk heroine which was the most famous Restoration actress of all time, possessed of an extraordinary comic talent of that period.
Winterson refers to Nell Gwynn because of symbolism, in fact oranges are also a source of sensual enjoyment, so her attribution of ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit' to Nell Gwynn, who had been one of the girls who sold ‘oranges at sixpence a piece and themselves for little more' also points in this direction, leaving room for speculation what these other possible fruits might be.

The book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. The theme of the book is the creation of the world in which God put men to govern the World, but man proves disobedient and God destroys his world through the Flood. This narrative is punctuated by a series of covenants with God, successively narrowing in scope from all mankind (the covenant with Noah) to a special relationship with one people alone, Abraham and his descendants through Isaac and Jacob.

The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible.
The book tells how the children of Israel leave slavery in Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, the god who has chosen Israel as his people. Led by their great prophet Moses they journey through the wilderness to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh promises them the land of Canaan (the "Promised Land") in return for their faithfulness. Israel enters into a covenant with Yahweh who gives them their laws and instructions for the Tabernacle, the means by which he will dwell with them and lead them to the land.

The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, The English name is from the Latin Leviticus, taken in turn from Greek and a reference to the Levites, the tribe from whom the priests were drawn; Leviticus is not, however, a manual for priests, as it concerns itself at least equally with the role and duties of the laity.
Leviticus rests on two crucial beliefs: the first, that the world was created "very good" and retains the capacity to achieve that state although it is vulnerable to sin and defilement; the second, that the faithful enactment of ritual makes God's presence available, while ignoring or breaching it compromises the harmony between God and the world.
The traditional view is that Leviticus was compiled by Moses, or, in less extreme form, that the material in it goes back to his time.

The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible
The first half of Numbers tells what happened to the generation of Israelites who left Egypt with Moses.
Numbers begins at Mount Sinai, where the Israelites have received their laws and covenant from God and God has taken up residence among them in the sanctuary. The task before them is to take possession of the Promised Land. The people are numbered and preparations are made for resuming their march. The Israelites begin the journey, but immediately they "murmur" (complain or kvetch) at the hardships along the way. They arrive at the borders of Canaan and send spies into the land, but on hearing the spies' report the Israelites refuse to take possession of Canaan and God condemns them to death in the wilderness until a new generation can grow up and carry out the task. The book ends with the new generation of Israelites in the plain of Moab ready for the crossing of the Jordan River.
Numbers is the culmination of the story of Israel's exodus from oppression in Egypt and their journey to take possession of the land God promised their fathers. As such it draws to a conclusion the themes introduced in Genesis and played out in Exodus and Leviticus: God has promised the Israelites that they shall become a great (i.e. numerous) nation, that they will have a special relationship with Yahweh their god, and that they shall take possession of the land of Canaan. Against this, Numbers also demonstrates the importance of holiness, faithfulness and trust: despite God's presence and his priests, Israel lacks faith and the possession of the land is left to a new generation.

The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew title is taken from the opening phrase Eleh ha-devarim, "These are the words..."; the English title is a mistranslation of the Hebrew phrase mishneh ha-torah ha-zoth, "a copy of this law.
The book consists of three sermons or speeches delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land. The first sermon recapitulates the forty years of wilderness wanderings which have led to this moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law (or teachings); the second reminds the Israelites of the need for exclusive allegiance to one God and observance of the laws he has given them, on which their possession of the land depends; and the third offers the comfort that even should Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored.
Traditionally accepted as the genuine words of Moses delivered on the eve of the occupation of Canaan, a broad consensus of modern scholars see its origins in traditions from Israel (the northern kingdom) brought south to the Kingdom of Judah in the wake of the Assyrian destruction of Samaria and then adapted to a program of nationalist reform in the time of King Josiah.

Joshua is a minor figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel and in few passages as Moses's assistant. He turns to be the central character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. According to the books Exodus, Numbers and Joshua, he became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses; his name was Hoshea the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him Joshua, the name by which he is commonly known; and he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus, and was probably the same age as Caleb, with whom he is occasionally associated.
He was one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated the land to the tribes. According to conventional Joshua also holds a position of respect to Muslims.

The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as military deliverers from oppression for foreign rulers, and models of the proper behaviour required of them by their god, Yahweh following the exodus from Egypt and conquest of Canaan. The stories follow a consistent pattern: the people are unfaithful to Yahweh and he therefore delivers them into the hands of their enemies; the people then repent and entreat Yahweh for mercy, which he sends in the form of a judge; the judge delivers the Israelites from oppression, but after a while they fall into unfaithfulness again and the cycle is repeated.

The Book of Ruth is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. In the Jewish canon the Book of Ruth is included in the third division, or the Writings. In the Christian canon the Book of Ruth is placed between Judges and 1 Samuel. It is a rather short book, in both Jewish and Christian scripture, consisting of only four chapters.