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White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity.Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination to survive and be loved makes her an unforgettable figure. 'LIQUID POETRY' - Oprah Winfrey 'Tangled, Complex and extraordinarily moving' - Observer
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White Oleander, Janet Fitch
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- White Oleander
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Janet Fitch
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 390
- ISBN10
- 1860498043
- ISBN13
- 9781860498046
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Love, Thriller, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, USA, Murders, Psychological Thrillers, Coming Of Age, Young Adult Romance, Fate, Mothers, Prison, Searching for Oneself, Daughters, Mothers and Daughters, Foster Care
- First published
- 1999
- Original title
- White Oleandr
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity.Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination to survive and be loved makes her an unforgettable figure. 'LIQUID POETRY' - Oprah Winfrey 'Tangled, Complex and extraordinarily moving' - Observer