|
內容簡介: |
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 ''Tangled, Complex and
extraordinarily moving'' - Observer
|
關於作者: |
Janet Fitch''s fiction has appeared in A Room of One''s Own,
Black Warrior Review and Rain City Review, among other
publications. She lives in Los Angeles.
|
|