--- product_id: 77362074 title: "Bitter Orange" brand: "tin house books" price: "B/.56" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 19 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/77362074-bitter-orange store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # Bitter Orange **Brand:** tin house books **Price:** B/.56 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bitter Orange by tin house books - **How much does it cost?** B/.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/77362074-bitter-orange) ## Best For - tin house books enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tin house books brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Bitter Orange - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51j-c-ksa0L.jpg) ![Bitter Orange - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514fnA3DWIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NO SPOILERS HERE! *by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2018* Claire Fuller's moody and arresting novel, "Bitter Orange", beautifully reveals and ultimately resolves, the story told by Frances Jellico as she lies dying. Frances, through Fuller's luscious prose, narrates what happened to her during a few weeks in the summer of 1969, just after her mother, an invalid, dies; Frances having nursed her for ten years. With her sudden freedom, 39 year old and socially inexperienced, Frances, take a job evaluating and reporting on the gardens of an English manor house called Lyntons. Frances meets, and is immediately beguiled by, Peter and Cara, who have come to evaluate the contents of Lyntons for its American buyer. Frances also meets the local vicar, named Victor, who is facing a crisis of faith. These are the first friends Frances has ever had.There are only 5 characters in "Bitter Orange" and one of them is Lyntons itself; a crumbling decaying ruin of a rambling atmospheric mansion. Although there are whiffs of Shirley Jackson, Daphne Du Maurier, and Charlotte Bronte, here...Fuller is to take full credit for the measured suspense, the disquiet, the perfect pacing of the story. We know that we aren't getting the "full picture" from either Frances or Cara, but expect twists! Inconsistencies will be resolve, and juicy mysteries will be revealed; I couldn't put "Bitter Orange" down until the shocking end.If you'll indulge me on a mini-review of the cover art: while the vivid oranges and greens of the cover painting are gorgeous (oranges are indeed a recurring metaphor throughout the novel), if I were choosing the cover I would have selected a moody and darkish watercolor or blurry photo of an old Palladian bridge through the trees - more gothic than garish. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Richly Atmospheric *by C*** on Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018* This was a richly atmospheric and unsettling novel. I found it to be incredibly depressing and heart wrenching. Claire Fuller has a wonderful writing style and it felt like I was reading an old classic, not contemporary fiction.Frances Jellico goes to live in the attic of Lyntons, a rundown mansion in the English countryside, to work and document her findings. She quickly becomes fascinated with the couple living in the rooms below her. She realizes that she has a peephole in her bathroom, and can watch their lives unfold. As the summer continues, Frances befriends Cara and Peter, and quickly learns that all is not right in their complicated relationship.Peter and Cara are the first friends Frances has ever had in her 39 years, making her an extremely vulnerable and heartbreaking character. I felt so much unease as I read the book, and I was not prepared for the devastating ending. I love Claire Fuller's beautiful writing, and I will read whatever she publishes. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyable but rather meandering *by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019* I did enjoy this book, it has all the ingredients of a popular formula - a woman looks back at the one golden summer of her life, the only time she was loved and had friends. Ingredients include a romantic sinister setting, food, alcohol, a few cryptic notes, some secret spying, an unreliable narrator and some star-crossed lovers. However the formula is not well-executed, because I didn't get much of an image of the house compared to Manderley (Rebecca), for example, which I could navigate tomorrow if I found myself there. Also for people who sat around talking so much about their past (or imaginary past) they didn't put much thought into their actions on the day.There are a few missing links in the story. Frances, the narrator, had presumably gone her whole life without making a friend and there's no real reason for this apart from an unpleasant mother. For someone so isolated without much education, she somehow is offered a job that requires some specialist expertise, demonstrating that she must have had some level of confidence and drive... but nothing of that is shown. There's no logic to why she is suddenly so comfortable with these strange neighbours, when she must have had neighbours and schoolmates in the past. Also why was she so passive about what was clearly going on with all those beautiful objects? As it's a familiar formula, just a few extra sentences here or there might have smoothed out the logic.The other thing that bothered me was the timeline. Frances was 39 in the story's opening, yet 20 years later, it sounds like she's on her deathbed as an elderly woman. It's a long way to the end of the story to figure out that detail. I think the story would have been more logical if she had been reminiscing on her sickbed from 40 years later.SPOILER ALERT:I don't know how she got permission to be buried where she was, after all those years and in those circumstances!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/77362074-bitter-orange](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/77362074-bitter-orange) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*