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White oleander : a novel / Janet Fitch.
Telling 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 univese, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned - becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316284950 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780316569323
- ISBN: 0316569321
- ISBN: 0316284955 (US: pbk.)
- Physical Description: 390 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, c1999.
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| Subject: | Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Women murderers > Fiction. Foster children > Fiction. Women poets > Fiction. Women > Identity > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Family chronicles. |
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- 11 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Elkford Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkford Public Library | FC FIT (Text) | 35170000148908 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The struggle to build an authentic identity lies at the heart of Astrid's life as a foster child in Los Angeles after her poet mother, who has kept Astrid isolated from the world, is imprisoned for murder - Baker & Taylor
The struggle to build an authentic identity lies at the heart of Astrid's life as a foster child in Los Angeles after her poet mother, who has kept Astrid isolated from the world, is imprisoned for murder. A first novel. Reprint. 250,000 first printing. - Grand Central PubThe unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.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.
- Hachette Book Group
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.
