White oleander
Subtitle: a novel
By: Janet Fitch.
Edition: 1st Back Bay trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Women murderers -- Fiction; Mothers and daughters -- Fiction; Foster children -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: 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.