--- product_id: 111742466 title: "White Oleander" price: "€ 25.77" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/111742466-white-oleander store_origin: NL region: Netherlands --- # White Oleander **Price:** € 25.77 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** White Oleander - **How much does it cost?** € 25.77 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/111742466-white-oleander) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description White Oleander - Kindle edition by Fitch, Janet. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading White Oleander. Review: Excellent book and I’m loving it! - I had an emotional reaction to this book! White Oleander pulled me in from the very first page. It’s beautifully written but also raw and heartbreaking at times. The story follows Astrid, a girl whose life changes when her mother goes to prison, and she’s moved through a series of foster homes. Each place brings new challenges, heartbreak, and lessons about who she is and who she wants to become. What stood out to me is how vivid the writing is. You can feel the loneliness, the longing, and the resilience in Astrid. The characters are so real, and even when they’re flawed or unlikeable, you understand them. The relationship between Astrid and her mother is complicated and at times painful, but that’s what makes it so powerful—it shows how love and damage can be intertwined. This isn’t a light or easy read, but it’s the kind of book that lingers with you. It made me reflect on strength, survival, and finding yourself in the middle of chaos. If you like stories that are beautifully told and emotionally honest, I highly recommend it. Review: beautiful novel - I think this will stay with me for a while. Captivating and beautifully written, it was haunting even though disturbing at times. A gripping and detailed journey of a foster child’s sad trek through childhood, and the love/ hate mother/ daughter relationship she was burdened with. Didn’t care for the ending, but a must- read nonetheless. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000UV73MC | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #35,865 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #299 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store) #339 in Women's Literary Fiction #393 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,574) | | Edition | Reprint | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 1.9 MB | | ISBN-13 | 978-0759568174 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 466 pages | | Publication date | September 1, 2006 | | Publisher | Little, Brown and Company | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Enabled | ## Images ![White Oleander - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/913sjs7YNiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book and I’m loving it! *by J***E on September 17, 2025* I had an emotional reaction to this book! White Oleander pulled me in from the very first page. It’s beautifully written but also raw and heartbreaking at times. The story follows Astrid, a girl whose life changes when her mother goes to prison, and she’s moved through a series of foster homes. Each place brings new challenges, heartbreak, and lessons about who she is and who she wants to become. What stood out to me is how vivid the writing is. You can feel the loneliness, the longing, and the resilience in Astrid. The characters are so real, and even when they’re flawed or unlikeable, you understand them. The relationship between Astrid and her mother is complicated and at times painful, but that’s what makes it so powerful—it shows how love and damage can be intertwined. This isn’t a light or easy read, but it’s the kind of book that lingers with you. It made me reflect on strength, survival, and finding yourself in the middle of chaos. If you like stories that are beautifully told and emotionally honest, I highly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ beautiful novel *by C***Y on March 10, 2025* I think this will stay with me for a while. Captivating and beautifully written, it was haunting even though disturbing at times. A gripping and detailed journey of a foster child’s sad trek through childhood, and the love/ hate mother/ daughter relationship she was burdened with. Didn’t care for the ending, but a must- read nonetheless. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A haunting, deeply moving story. *by P***R on December 3, 2014* Haunting, deeply moving book. This lovely, meandering epic coming of age story concerns Astrid and her mother Ingrid, who has been imprisoned for murder. Astrid goes through a handful of foster homes and all of the dysfunction that it entails. At times this book is moving, at other times shocking, it ultimately attempts to answer the question: why and how do mothers and daughters relate to each other? The depth of the writing is amazing for a "first" novel (Janet Fitch had actually been writing for at least a decade before this book was published). The only part I found a bit distracting was Astrid, the narrator's habit of needing to make even mundane details sound poetic. I suppose it was done for effect, to show the way she thinks, but it was at times tiresome. Of course, at other times, it was lyrical and beautiful and the prose soared. The subject matter can be shocking, as it includes explicit sexual descriptions, drug use and violence. it is never gratuitous, however, as it is intended to be an accurate portrayal of foster home life. There are many, many messages here, as Fitch is ambitious and covers a lot of themes- loneliness, sex, mothers and daughters,class issues, the racial divide and how women are treated in modern culture. Los Angeles as a setting is the third most important character in the book. Astrid's mother writes to her: "The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way." And Astrid thinks: "I hated my mother but I craved her." Complex. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nl/products/111742466-white-oleander](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/111742466-white-oleander) --- *Product available on Desertcart Netherlands* *Store origin: NL* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*