Products specifications
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Author
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Janet Fitch |
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Pub Date
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02/11/2000 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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400 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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813.54 |
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GBPPrice
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10.99 |
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
