Graceful THE TIMES Poignant, virtuosic and utterly captivating
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY However good the film version, starring Michelle
Pfeiffer and Renee Zellwegger, it won''t beat Janet Fitch''s reissued
novel White Oleander. '' Liquid poetry is how Oprah Winfrey
described it. IN STYLE UK
內容簡介：
Oprah''s Book Clubr May 1999 Selection 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. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of
Astrid''s journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts
to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances. Each home
is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be
learned. 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. Tough,
irrepressible, funny, and warm, Astrid is one of the most indelible
characters in recent fiction. White Oleander is an unforgettable
story of mothers and daughters, burgeoning sexuality, the
redemptive powers of art, and the unstoppable force of the emergent
self. Written with exquisite beauty and grace, this is a compelling
debut by an author poised to join the ranks of today''s most gifted
novelists."
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.
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