Description: Thirteen-year-old Astrid Magnussen has to grow up quickly when her beautiful, mercurial mother murders her lover (with the poison from oleander flowers) and is sentenced to life in prison. Astrid is raised in a series of foster homes--ne...
Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Astrid Magnussen has to grow up quickly when her beautiful, mercurial mother murders her lover (with the poison from oleander flowers) and is sentenced to life in prison. Astrid is raised in a series of foster homes--never losing her connection with her dominating and larger-than-life mother. As Astrid learns how to deal with her mother and her foster mothers, she discovers who she really is.
Details
Publication Date:
1999-05-01
Size
Length:
390 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.5 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
22.4 oz
Publisher's Note When a woman murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life, her daughter must navigate a new reality--that of a series of foster homes, each its own universe, each with its own limits and dangers.
Industry Reviews "A first-rate debut about a teenaged girl's arduous six-year journey of self-discovery." Miller