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"After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Brady navigates a bleak life in the forbidding Southerland mansion. Her only companionis her enigmatic cousin Simon, who may be a wolf in sheep's clothing, and is not to be tru...

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Main Author: Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Gallery Books, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.). Sutherland series ; 2.
Subjects:
Mothers > Death > Fiction.
Estranged families > Fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Stepsisters > Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
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Summary:"After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Brady navigates a bleak life in the forbidding Southerland mansion. Her only companionis her enigmatic cousin Simon, who may be a wolf in sheep's clothing, and is not to be trusted. When Caroline's estranged father suddenly resurfaces with a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii who she'll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a normal life. Desperate for her father's love, she will do anything to stay in this new home. But her troublesome stepsister has other plans, and Caroline cannot tell who to trust and who to run from"--Jacket.
Physical Description:259 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781668015940
1668015943
9781668015957
1668015951
Author Notes:Born on June 6, 1924 in Portsmouth, Va., Virginia Cleo ("V. C.") Andrews was one of three children of William Henry and Lillian Lilnora. Andrews worked as a commercial fashion and portrait artist for a time. However, after her father's death in the late 1960s and the family's subsequent move to Manchester, Mo, she began what she described as "closet" writing. It was her publisher's decision to use the initials V. C. rather than her full name. This was done for the purpose of neutralizing her gender so as to sell to adult male audiences; the common belief was that men did not like to read books by women writers.

Andrews eventually became a full-time writer. Her first novel was a science fiction fantasy entitled The Gods of the Green Mountains, published in 1972. In 1980, she published the bestseller Flowers in the Attic, followed by Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows; all of which comprise the Dollanganger Series.

Andrews died of breast cancer on December 19, 1986, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After her death, her family hired a ghost writer, Andrew Neiderman, to finish the manuscripts she had started. He would complete the next two novels, Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts, and they were published soon after. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V. C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by Andrews herself. She left a legacy of books that have been sold worldwide and translated into 13 foreign languages.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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