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Title: A Great and Moving Story
Review: So I'll be the first to admit that I resisted this book initially becuase of the huge Oprah book club stamp on the front. It was until my work partner badgered me enough that I relented and read it. Wow was I glad I did. This is a beautiful, haunting first novel with a collection of unforgettable characters who represent such different worlds.At the center of them like the sun is Astrid, a young girl whose brilliant and artistic mother murders her lover sending her to jail, and Astrid into a string of foster homes.The book succeeds because although there are some horrible things that happen to Astrid the character never wallows in self pity. She just keeps moving forward, and we with it like witnessing an accident site you can't turn away from. Michelle Pfeiffer should be near perfection as Astrid's mother in the feature, and Alison Lohman who plays the title role is already receiving outstanding reviews. If you liked Wally Lamb's books you'd probably enjoy this as well.
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