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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
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 1999
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- Titre
- White Oleander
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Janet Fitch
- Éditeur
- Back Bay Books
- Publié
- 1999
- Format
- souple
- ISBN10
- 0316285080
- ISBN13
- 9780316285087
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Polars & Thrillers, Romans d'amour, Amour, Thriller, Famille, Littérature contemporaine, Romance contemporaine, États-Unis, Meurtres, Thrillers psychologiques, Maturation, Romance young adult, Destin, Mères, Prison, pénitencier, Recherche de soi, Filles (parenté), Mères et filles, Famille d'accueil
- Première publication
- 1999
- Titre original
- White Oleandr
- Évaluation
- 4 sur 5
- Description
- 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.