White Oleander Janet Fitch Virago Press Ltd

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 Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0402, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm