mala

mala asked Janet Fitch:

i just started reading michael ondaatjes divisadero, im just beggining to read again and i really like the way he writes. it also reminded me a bit of your novel white oleander. what works would you recommend i read next? (-:

Janet Fitch Hi Mala! Thanks for asking--I like the way Ondaatje writes too... There are several ways to answer this question. The obvious is to recommend more Ondaatje... The English Patient, Skin of a Lion, and his autobiography about growing up in a truly crazy family in Ceylon/Sri Lanka, Running in the Family. There's subject matter--California... Steinbeck's East of Eden, TC Boyle's Drop City, Didion's Play it As it Lays, Joyce Carol Oates' Garden of Earthly Delights, Stegner's All the Little Live Things. Then there's the lyrical style, so Michael Cunningham's work (The Hours, Specimen Days, By Nightfall), Jeanette Winterson (Written on the Body), Duras (The Lover), Denis Johnson (Already Dead), Durrell's Alexandria Quartet... There's also my second book, Paint It Black, if you haven't tried it. Tell me if you like any of these and I'll have more ideas for you! Wish you good reading!

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Nadea

Nadea asked Janet Fitch:

Hi! I'm a big fan of White Oleander, this is my favorite book of all times. Did you ever think about writing a sequel to it? Or maybe you are working on something else? Are you going to publish a new book anytime soon?

Sun Literary

Sun Literary asked Janet Fitch:

Hello, Janet! It's such a treat to see you in AROHO and I'm thrilled that I will be meeting you at the Ghost Ranch retreat. Will you be wearing a cape? Personally, I'm loving that dark scrap of wild fur about your neck. Would love to know if we can feature your book in the AROHO group for a group reading and do a Q&A with you, all sometime in the next several months?

A Goodreads user

A Goodreads user asked Janet Fitch:

Hello! White Oleander was a life changing book. Starr completely fascinates me. I feel like her heart was in the right place, but the core of her soul was so broken and muddled, she couldn't realise how much she was hurting others. Why did she ultimately pick Ray over her children? How do you feel a confruntation between her and Ingrid would look like? Also, do you think Ed was in depression?

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