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For twelve-year-old Astrid Magnussen, life is an intense, private world shared with her mother, Ingrid, a brilliant and beautiful poet who is as dangerous as she is charismatic. But when Ingrid is imprisoned for murdering a lover, this world is shattered. Astrid is plunged into the Los Angeles foster care system, a chaotic odyssey that will send her through a series of homes, each a unique universe with its own rules, dangers, and lessons. As she navigates these strange new worlds, from a former stripper's trailer to the sterile opulence of a wealthy household, Astrid is haunted by the memory and influence of the mother she both loves and resents.

Forced to adapt and survive, Astrid must learn to define herself on her own terms, separate from the powerful pull of the woman who gave her life and then took her world away. This is a story of the fierce, often toxic, bond between a mother and daughter and one girl's unforgettable journey to forge her own identity. It explores the nature of love, the redemptive power of art, and the relentless search for a place to belong in a world that consistently fails her.