num_pages: 390
description: White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity. Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination to survive and be loved makes her an unforgettable figure. 'LIQUID POETRY' - Oprah Winfrey
language: English
title: White Oleander
titlecomplete: White Oleander
characters: Astrid Magnusson, Ingrid Magnusson
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Drama, Young Adult, Adult, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 348721
places: The United States of America, Los Angeles, California
publisher: VIRAGO PRESS