by Janet Fitch
Publication Date: 1999Most Recent Publisher: Back Bay Books
Genre: Modern Fiction
# of pages: 480
Rating (1-5): 4
The main character of this unique and engaging story is Astrid Magnusen, a young girl whose disturbed poet mother murders a boyfriend who abandons her by poisoning him with Oleander flowers early in the book. She is sentenced to life in prison, and the fatherless Astrid begins a shuffle from foster home to foster home. In each home she learns difficult life lessons and slowly matures, growing away from the malignant influence of her mother, year by year.
In addition to her difficulties, Astrid finds love and caring which present their own problems to a sensitive young woman in search of herself. I listened to this book on audio in my car and found myself looking forward to my next errand so that I could follow the journey of Astrid and learn her ultimate fate. This book was unlike any other I have read and is certainly worth checking out. Pick it up!
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