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White Oleander (Oprah's Book Club)

by Janet Fitch

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A bestselling 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. When a woman murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life, her daughter must navigate a new reality--that of a series of foster homes, each its own universe, each with its own limits and dangers. "A ferocious, risk-loving novel."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review."
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bthompson12603, June 10, 2008 (view all comments by bthompson12603)
I am a fan of Oprah's Book Club books, but this one didn't always keep my attention. Not one of my favorites but it was ok. It was a bit slow for my taste, I had to re-read a few parts because I would drift off and be thinking about other things while reading. But the good parts are good...I just wish it was all that good.
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Astrid is a young girl when her mother goes to jail, so she ends up in foster care. The influence of her complicated relationship with her mother is present in every home she goes to. She is forced to deal with growing up without a mother in an ever changing and usually hostile world.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316284950
Author:
Fitch, Janet
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Location:
Boston
Subject:
General
Subject:
California
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
Mothers and daughters
Subject:
Young women
Subject:
Women murderers
Subject:
Foster children
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Oprah's Book Club (Paperback)
Series Volume:
EDO-HE-1999-9
Publication Date:
May 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
8.25x5.35x1.33 in. .94 lbs.
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