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White oleander
Janet Fitch · 1999 · 389 pages
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Janet Fitch creates an electrifying novel about Astrid Magnessen, a teenager who kills her mother and faces imprisonment, turning a domestic crime into an exploration of how beauty, trauma, and obsession can destroy a life. At age 12, Astrid kills her abusive mother and is sentenced.
Upon her release from prison years later, she finds refuge with Ingrid, a mysterious woman who draws her into a complex relationship of admiration, control, and failed rescue. Fitch weaves lyrically evocative prose with a disturbing narrative about cycles of abuse and the search for redemption.
Book details
| Author | Janet Fitch |
|---|---|
| Original title | White Oleander |
| Year of publication | 1999 |
| Pages | 389 |
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