Fitch, Janet

Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual anmd mystery--but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. This is the story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances. With determination and humor, Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty, and strives to learn who a motherless child in and indifferent world can become.

Art model and runaway Josie Tyrell believes she has found true love with art student Michael Faraday, who introduces Josie to a world of sophistication and beauty, but when Michael dies, Josie is forced to try and rebuild her life and make amends with her family.

Gives ideas for original jewelry projects using a variety of materials.

Following the suicide of her lover, art student Michael Faraday, Josie Tyrell, an art model and teenage runaway, struggles to come to terms with his death and to deal with his mother, Meredith, who holds her responsible for the tragedy.

A fifteen-year-old girl draws back from the false glamour of Los Angeles street life when an envied childhood friend becomes sexually promiscuous and overdoses on drugs.

Astrid, the only child of a single mother, struggles to find a place for herself in a world full of foster homes and impossible circumstances, after her mother is jailed for murder.