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      Astrid Magnussen is a 12 year old girl, living in California.
      Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their
      life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named
      Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat
      man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madly in love
      with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined.
      For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of
      her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to
      prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home
      after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences
      forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs,
      starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these
      years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to
      prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to
      survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love.