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White Oleander

When Ingrid, a brilliant but obsessed poet, is sent to prison for murder, her only child Astrid must find a place for herself as she journeys through a series of foster homes. 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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  • "Story of a young girl's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances."
  • "Astrid is the only child of a single mother who has been sentenced to life in prison after murdering her lover. With determination and humor, Astrid overcomes the challenges of foster homes, loneliness and poverty."
  • "When Ingrid, a brilliant but obsessed poet, is sent to prison for murder, her only child Astrid must find a place for herself as she journeys through a series of foster homes. 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."@en
  • "Astrid Magnusson is twelve when her poet mother is jailed for killing a former lover. As Astrid moves through a series of foster homes in Los Angeles, she deals with difficult family relations and searches for a sense of belonging. She also learns about sex and how to be a survivor, how to reconcile the past and find hope for the future."@en
  • "Astrid, the only child of a single mother, struggles to find a place for herself in a world full of foster homes and impossible circumstances, after her mother is jailed for murder."@en
  • "Astrid is left to find her way in the world when her mother kills an ex-lover. Her search for belonging is a long, and sometimes, painful journey. Through foster homes, friendships and lovers, Astrid learns to reconcile the past and find hope for the future."@en
  • "Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery, but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison."@en
  • "Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery--but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison."
  • "At the age of 12, Astrid has her world blown away when her mother is sentenced to life in prison for murdering her lover. Sharpened by harsh foster home environments, Astrid remakes herself as a survivor, and ultimately, an artist."
  • "Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid. Ingrid becomes deranged after a fall apart with her lover, murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison."
  • "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."

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Digital audio players"@en
  • "Compact discs"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Sound recordings"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Talking books"@en
  • "Bildungsromane"

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  • "White Oleander (abridged)"
  • "White Oleander"
  • "White Oleander"@en
  • "White oleander"
  • "White oleander"@en

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