A novel that is as beautiful and as dangerous as the Oleander Chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her bookclub * Over a million copies in print
A first novel about a young woman growing up the hard way - this is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, and the search for love and identity.
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- A novel that is as beautiful and as dangerous as the Oleander Chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her bookclub Over a million copies in print
A first novel about a young woman growing up the hard way - this is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, and the search for love and identity.
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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' - ObserverCritic Reviews
“Poignant, virtuosic and utterly captivating”
Graceful - THE TIMES
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLYHowever good the film version, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Renee Zellwegger, it won't beat Janet Fitch's reissued novel White Oleander. - 'Liquid poetry is how Oprah Winfrey described it. - IN STYLE UKAbout the Author
Janet Fitch lives in Los Angeles, where she is working on her next novel.
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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