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Her life would never be the same once she ventured... INTO THE WOODS The only child of a U.S. naval officer father and a charming mother, Grace Houston is the center of her parents' universe -- until sudden tragedy tears her world apart. Now Grace and her mother, Jackie Lee, move from the naval base in Virginia to ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, to start all over again. It's hard enough being the new girl -- but Grace is enrolled at a prestigious private school where what you wear is more show more important than who you are. Now her own mother is pressuring her to do whatever it takes to be accepted by the in-crowd. But Grace just wants to close her eyes and disappear.... Soon Jackie Lee marries a sophisticated millionaire, Winston Montgomery, who is her ticket to high society. But happiness once again vanishes into the shadows...and it's not long before the young and dashing Kirby Scott works his way into Jackie Lee's life. He's got his eye on her newly inherited fortune -- and something much more precious: her beautiful, innocent daughter.... show lessTags
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The Willow series started out rather weak, and this book only further emphasizes that weakness. After having already read the first three books, I didn't have really high expectations for this one, so I wasn't too disappointed. (this book is still better than Twisted Roots, though. Grace is more sympathetic than Hannah or Willow)
One thing that has ever bothered me since I read this was the timeframe it was set in. In Willow, she mentions the year 1999 as having already happened (the series itself started in 2002) so this book SHOULD happen before 1980. Yet references to modern culture are put in - Shania Twain and e-mail, to name two examples.
In previous novels, we learned of Grace's rape from Kirby Scott resulting in the birth of show more Linden. Another thing that has always bothered me is that Kirby Scott never gets punished for what he did, even in Willow (and Hannah's) time, he is still mooching off rich old ladies. He mooched off Jackie and to add insult to her, he hurt her daughter! Grace's father and (first) stepfather were both such nice guys, it's a shame Jackie fell for such a loser. Grace is a weak character, and I suppose that's why she eventually fell for Claude, since he himself was a weak character too, he didn't even make any attempt to find her after his wife died!
The story would have been executed better with a more skillful pen and attention to detail. Unfortunately, neither are apparent, resulting in an entirely lackluster volume in an already disappointing family saga. show less
One thing that has ever bothered me since I read this was the timeframe it was set in. In Willow, she mentions the year 1999 as having already happened (the series itself started in 2002) so this book SHOULD happen before 1980. Yet references to modern culture are put in - Shania Twain and e-mail, to name two examples.
In previous novels, we learned of Grace's rape from Kirby Scott resulting in the birth of show more Linden. Another thing that has always bothered me is that Kirby Scott never gets punished for what he did, even in Willow (and Hannah's) time, he is still mooching off rich old ladies. He mooched off Jackie and to add insult to her, he hurt her daughter! Grace's father and (first) stepfather were both such nice guys, it's a shame Jackie fell for such a loser. Grace is a weak character, and I suppose that's why she eventually fell for Claude, since he himself was a weak character too, he didn't even make any attempt to find her after his wife died!
The story would have been executed better with a more skillful pen and attention to detail. Unfortunately, neither are apparent, resulting in an entirely lackluster volume in an already disappointing family saga. show less
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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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