446 pages
English language
Published Nov. 14, 2000 by Little, Brown.
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At the age of 12, Astrid has her world blown away when her mother is sentenced to life in prison for murdering her lover. Sharpened by harsh foster home environments, Astrid remakes herself as a survivor, and ultimately, an artist.
Subjects
- Women murderers -- Fiction
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- Foster children -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction