Written with exquisite beauty and grace, this is a compelling debut by an author poised to join the ranks of today's most gifted novelists. White Oleander is an unforgettable story of mothers and daughters, burgeoning sexuality, the redemptive powers of art, and the unstoppable force of the emergent self. Tough, irrepressible, funny, and warm, Astrid is one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction. (Little, Brown 2017) set during the years of the Russian Revolution. 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. Janet Fitch is the author of the novels White Oleander (Little Brown, 1999), an Oprah Book club selection translated into 24 languages and made into a feature motion picture, Paint It Black (Little, Brown 2006), also widely translated and made into a feature film, and The Revolution of Marina M. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be learned. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery-but their idyll.

Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men.

Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery-but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. White Oleander: A Novel Paperback Septemby Janet Fitch (Author) 2,814 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 24.40 330 Used from 1.58 18 New from 10.81 14 Collectible from 6. Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men.

White oleander by janet fitch