White Oleander
White Oleander is a 1989 angel fiction novel by Fitch, Janet. Much of the action takes place in United States and California. It deals with foster children, mothers and daughters, women murderers and young women.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 23 ratings, and 191 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 42 editions.
It runs to roughly 390 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About White Oleander
Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.
Quick answers
Who wrote White Oleander?
White Oleander was written by Fitch, Janet and first published in 1989.
What genre is White Oleander?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.
How long is White Oleander?
The median edition has 390 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to White Oleander?
Readers who like it often enjoy Secrets, The Last Tycoon and Columbo The Glitter Murder.
More by Fitch, Janet
All books →
Paint It Black
Fitch, Janet
Books like White Oleander
Secrets
Danielle Steel
The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Columbo The Glitter Murder
William Harrington
El Plan Infinito
Isabel Allende
Post Office
Charles Bukowski
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
Rising Sun
Michael Crichton
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)
Walter Mosley