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Fate whisked Ruby from a simple life in the Louisiana Bayou. But her new riches bring more treachery than happiness... Even after a year as a Dumas, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of the family's New Orleans mansion, and rejoices in the love of the father she had never known. But true happiness in her new home is as elusive as d swamp mist. Ruby must carefully avoid a venomous enemy: her stepmother, Daphne, who cringes and sneers at her backwater upbringing. And Ruby's every effort to show more befriend her twin sister, Gisselle -- especially since Gisselle's crippling accident -- is answered with bitterness and vicious backstabbing. So idyllic Greenwood -- the exclusive girls' boarding school that her father has chosen for his daughters' senior year -- seems to promise some peace from the conniving Daphne, and maybe even a fresh start with Gisselle. But Ruby's kind isn't welcome at Greenwood, and the legendarily strict headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood, plots with her stepmother to make her life miserable. Meanwhile, Gisselle is on a mission to break every school rule, leaving Ruby to suffer the humiliating punishments. But Ruby doesn't lose hope -- until a terrible tragedy leaves her alone in a world that never really wanted her. Ruby will have to summon every last ounce of her Cajun strength to reclaim her home, her future, and the happiness she once knew.... show lessTags
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I didn't enjoy the Landry series as much as I enjoyed the first three VCA series, but the Landry books are still an entertaining read, and Andrew Neiderman's efforts show here unlike his later books (The Hudson series and so on afterward) This series is unique in that the main character has an identical twin, which figured significantly into the plot not just for the first book of this series but this volume as well.
Ruby was an entertaining read and I liked this book, but I must say that I was somewhat disappointed with the ending. I mean, it just felt like a repeat of Dawn's dilemma in 'Secrets of the Morning' with not much variation in the details. Poor teenage girl is thrust into a wealthy family, drama and backbiting ensue, and she show more ends up being shipped off to school before becoming pregnant and then being dumped by the babydaddy.
I mean, VCA (even the ones by the actual author, not the ghostwriter) couldn't exactly be considered high literature, but these stories are entertaining.
It does pick up in the next book, 'All that Glitters', so you can kind of consider this as a 'stepping stone' novel in the Landry saga. show less
Ruby was an entertaining read and I liked this book, but I must say that I was somewhat disappointed with the ending. I mean, it just felt like a repeat of Dawn's dilemma in 'Secrets of the Morning' with not much variation in the details. Poor teenage girl is thrust into a wealthy family, drama and backbiting ensue, and she show more ends up being shipped off to school before becoming pregnant and then being dumped by the babydaddy.
I mean, VCA (even the ones by the actual author, not the ghostwriter) couldn't exactly be considered high literature, but these stories are entertaining.
It does pick up in the next book, 'All that Glitters', so you can kind of consider this as a 'stepping stone' novel in the Landry saga. show less
I didn't care for the school setting much.
Until she got pregnant.
Well, and I liked Abby.
Until she got pregnant.
Well, and I liked Abby.
I don't remember reading this, but I remember it being a bit out there.
I don't remember reading this, but I remember it being a bit out there.
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Mar 31, 2010Dutch
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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 show more "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) V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than eighty-five million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. All 38 of V.C. Andrews' novels have hit the New York Times bestseller list. (Publisher Provided) show less
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