Josie Tyrell, art model, teen runaway, and denizen of LA's rock scene, finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday. A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist, Michael introduces her to his spiritual quest for beauty and to a world of sophistication she had never dreamed existed. But the day she is called to identify her lover's dead body, Josie's bright dreams all turn to black.\nStruggling to understand Michael's death, Josie finds herself both repelled by and attracted to his formidable mother, Meredith, who holds Josie responsible for her son's torment. With the luxurious prose and fever-pitch intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch has written a powerful new story of first love, loss, and a young woman's search for truth.

Paint It Black

JANET FITCH

Unknown

Paint It Black: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Little

A beautiful story of Ingrid,a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter,Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of foster homes- each its own universee, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned- becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.

White Oleander

Little Brown, 1999

Genre Fiction

RECORDED BOOKS^

From AudioFile 
Janet Fitch's first novel was WHITE OLEANDER, an Oprah selection. The perfectly paced chapters of her second novel seem written as much for the listener as for the reader. How many times can a 20 year old from the wrong side of the tracks whose lover has just killed himself begin again? In Fitch's skilled hand, there are infinite possibilities. No matter how many times Josie goes over pre-suicidal scenes, Fitch encapsulates them in imagery that neither bores nor frightens. Narrator Jen Taylor doesn't make tonal distinctions between a decrepit neighborhood and a Hollywood mansion; all hints of snottiness or desire are saved for the characters' thoughts and words. R.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- 
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BBC Audiobooks

A New York Times Bestseller Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery -- but their idyll is shattered when Ingrid falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, she murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be learned. With determination and humor, Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty, and strives to learn who a motherless child in an indifferent world can become.

Large Print Press - White Oleander

Literary

Large Print Press

Back Bay edition 2000. No spine creases. No marks. Normal shelf ware, with a one inch tear on first page after cover. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed.

Back Bay Books

(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)

Virago Press

Oleandro bianco

Il Saggiatore

Witte Oleander

De Bezige Bij

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Paint It Black

Paint It Black: A Novel

White Oleander

White Oleander

Paint It Black

Large Print Press - White Oleander

White Oleander

White Oleander

Oleandro bianco

Witte Oleander