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I note that this is an Oprah book club choice but that is not why I read this. It came with a high recommendation from a friend.
It is about a young teen, Astrid, who ends up in foster care because her mother goes to prison for murdering a lover. Astrid's desire to be loved finds her in... read more
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First Sentence
THE SANTA ANAS blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw.
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- Janet Fitch (Author)
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