當代最好也是最有爭議性的作傢之一。

1959年，生於英格蘭的曼徹斯特。自小由篤信宗教的夫婦收養。當時傢中有六本書，其中《亞瑟王之死》激發瞭溫特森對書本和寫作的渴望。1978年，溫特森開始戀愛，離傢齣走。她在殯儀館、精 神病院等地留宿打工，但仍以全A的成績考進牛津大學英語係。1985年，處女作《橘子不是唯一的水果》齣版，榮獲惠特布萊德首作奬。由她親自改編的同名BBC劇集也大獲好評，獲得各項國際大奬。

溫特森自此一躍成為英國文壇最耀眼的作傢。英國BBC電視颱的“女性時間”曾與橘子文學奬閤作，推齣一項“女性分水嶺小說”提名票選活動，溫特森有三本小說入選，是入選頻率最高的當代作傢。

代錶作品有：《橘子不是唯一的水果》《激情》《給櫻桃以性彆》《寫在身體上》《藝術與謊言》《蘋果筆記本》《守望燈塔》等。

2006年，溫特森以其傑齣的文學成就被授予英帝國勛章（OBE）。

Adding to an already astounding body of work that explores the nature of love and desire, Jeanette Winterson ( Sexing the Cherry , Oranges are Not the Only Fruit , The Passion ) presents a stunning novel that probes the boundaries of the Internet.

Ali writes stories on email for anyone who wants them. She promises “freedom just for one night,” but she does not do so without a warning: the story might change you. Ask for an epic love story and you will get one, but Ali will be cast in it, too, and the lines between the real and imagined may blur. Plucking characters from history and myth, Winterson journeys through time and stops in London, Paris, and Capri, all the while melding the language of love with that of computers. In The PowerBook she has found a brilliant conceit through which to showcase her increasingly bold voice.