
White Oleander
by Janet Fitch
Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeStylish and heavy: a fresh novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.
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- Author
- Janet Fitch
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 390
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- Open Library
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