New from Oprah's Book Club: White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Steve Landry
lyrical...[and] like liquid poetry." It was just published in
hardcover format and retails for $24.00. It is available from
barnesandnoble.com for $14.40, a savings of 40%. To order this
book, please go to: http://www.jwp.bc.ca/landry/oleander.htm.
All books from Oprah's Book Club are available at:
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If you enjoy poetry, please visit my list of the bestselling poetry
titles at: http://www.jwp.bc.ca/landry/poetry.htm. Children's poetry
has been excluded, but some titles are appropriate for teenagers, and
the current bestseller is appropriate for the entire family.
Synopsis of White Oleander:
For the first 12 years of Astrid's life, all she knew was Ingrid. "We
have no home," Ingrid once told her daughter. "I am your home." Then
Astrid's beautiful, brilliant, poetic mother murders an ex-lover --
if Barry wouldn't have her, he would have no one -- abandoning Astrid
for life in prison. A series of foster homes follows for Astrid, each
bringing with it its own absurd reality and painful lesson. Ingrid's
letters -- sometimes inspiring, other times heartbreaking -- follow
Astrid from home to home, building within this unforgettable heroine a
remarkable determination and unshakable sense of self. White Oleander
is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous
alliances, and the search for love and identity.
Regards, Steve Landry, barnesandnoble.com Affiliate