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White Oleander

byFitch, Janet

Genres: Fiction
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

Language

en

Published on

11/02/2000

Pages

390

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781860498046

Who is this book for? Readers interested in complex family dynamics and personal growth stories.

Topics Mother-daughter relationshipsFoster care systemPrison lifeSelf-discoveryPsychological traumaComing of ageStruggles of young womenLos angeles settingFamily dynamicsRedemptionFamilyIdentitySurvival
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
Female protagonist
ViolenceMild

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