IMDB Link:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0283139
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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.