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A New York Times Bestseller Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery -- but their idyll is shattered when Ingrid falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, she murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place herself in impossible circumstances. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be learned. With determination and humor, Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty, and strives to learn who a motherless child in an indifferent world can become.
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White Oleander, Janet Fitch
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 1999
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- Título
- White Oleander
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Janet Fitch
- Editorial
- Back Bay Books
- Publicado en
- 1999
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN10
- 0316285080
- ISBN13
- 9780316285087
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Novela negra & Thriller, Romance, Amor, Thriller, Familia, Ficción contemporánea, Romance contemporáneo, EE.UU., Asesinatos, Thrillers psicológicos, Madurez, Romance juvenil, Destino, Madres, Prisión, Búsqueda de uno mismo, Hijas, Madres e hijas, Cuidado de crianza
- Primera publicación
- 1999
- Título original
- White Oleandr
- Calificación
- 4 de 5
- Descripción
- A New York Times Bestseller Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery -- but their idyll is shattered when Ingrid falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, she murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place herself in impossible circumstances. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be learned. With determination and humor, Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty, and strives to learn who a motherless child in an indifferent world can become.