WHITE OLEANDER

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