New to the seventeenth century, the art of grafting fruit trees is practiced by the protagonist, Jordan. It also incorporates the fairy tale of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. The title Sexing the Cherry refers to determining the gender of a grafted cherry tree. Sexing the Cherry is a postmodernist work and features many examples of intertextuality. Ultimately, their journey is a journey in search of The Self. Her son, however, is proud of her, as no other mother can hold a good dozen oranges in her mouth all at once. She is also hideous, with smallpox scars in which fleas live, a flat nose and foul teeth. She is a giant, wrapped in a skirt big enough to serve as a ship's sail and strong enough to fling an elephant. The mother's physical appearance is somewhat "grotesque". They journey in a space-time flux: across the seas to find exotic fruits such as bananas and pineapples and across time, with glimpses of "the present" and references to Charles I of England and Oliver Cromwell. Set in 17th century London, Sexing the Cherry is about the journeys of a mother, known as The Dog Woman, and her protégé, Jordan.
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