White Oleander
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“Ms. Fitch is…concerned with the ghostlike role that the ferocious
Ingrid plays in her daughter’s memory once she has left for
prison. What keeps White Oleander from devolving into a television mini-series is Ms. Fitch’s aptitude for delineating Astrid’s inner life.”
New York Times
The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.
"Liquid poetry." —Oprah Winfrey
Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her beauty to intimidate and manipulate. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world of ritual and mystery. But their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother murders a lover, and is sentenced to prison for life.
Hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander follows Astrid through a a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in the world. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons. Astrid's journey investigates the nature of the mother-daughter bond, burgeoning sexuality, the redemptive powers of art, and the unstoppable force of self-discovery.
An Oprah's Book Club pick • A 2002 feature film starring Michelle Pfeiffer
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