White Oleander
by Janet Fitch | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1860498043 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1860498043 Global Overview for this book
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of finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on 3/8/2023
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J4Shaw of finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on 3/8/2023 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Journal Entry 1 by J4Shaw from finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 8, 2023
J4Shaw from finding my place, Somewhere -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 8, 2023
About the Book:
As Astrid bumps from trailer park to tract house to Hollywood bungalow, White Oleander uncoils her existential anxieties. "Who was I, really?" she asks. "I was the sole occupant of my mother's totalitarian state, my own personal history rewritten to fit the story she was telling that day. There were so many missing pieces." Fitch adroitly leads Astrid down a path of sorting out her past and identity. In the process, this girl develops a wire-tight inner strength, gains her mother's white-blonde beauty, and achieves some measure of control over their relationship. Even from prison, Ingrid tries to mold her daughter. Foiling her, Astrid learns about tenderness from one foster mother and how to stand up for herself from another.
As Astrid bumps from trailer park to tract house to Hollywood bungalow, White Oleander uncoils her existential anxieties. "Who was I, really?" she asks. "I was the sole occupant of my mother's totalitarian state, my own personal history rewritten to fit the story she was telling that day. There were so many missing pieces." Fitch adroitly leads Astrid down a path of sorting out her past and identity. In the process, this girl develops a wire-tight inner strength, gains her mother's white-blonde beauty, and achieves some measure of control over their relationship. Even from prison, Ingrid tries to mold her daughter. Foiling her, Astrid learns about tenderness from one foster mother and how to stand up for herself from another.
Journal Entry 2 by J4Shaw at Little Free Library - 2762 E Eastgate Drive in Boise, Idaho USA on Saturday, April 1, 2023
J4Shaw at Little Free Library - 2762 E Eastgate Drive in Boise, Idaho USA on Saturday, April 1, 2023
Released 2 mos ago (4/1/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library - 2762 E Eastgate Drive in Boise, Idaho USA
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