Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. Edit orial Reviews About the Author One of the most popular authors o f all time, V.C.

But, until the storm clouds clear, Pearl cannot savor the springt ime sweetness that always, always seems beyond tomorrow. In the war m embrace of a gentle Cajun man, she discovers a blessed refuge. Pearl's dreams of success swirl away wi th the hurricane winds, and she journeys to the swamps in search of her mother and the shocking truths of her heritage. Pearl's faith in h er mother abides, but she cannot hold back her tears when her oth er brother falls deathly ill, and her father retreats into his ow n bourbon-soaked world. After a cruel accident befalls one of Pearl's twin brothers, the bayou that seized him beckons to Ruby who flees, tormented, back to her Cajun roots. But the sultry Louisiana heat cannot dispel her family's sinful legacy, the sna kelike treachery of a man who threatens Pearl's innocence, or an awful portent of disaster. Yet her summer job in an elegant old hospital is fascinating.and an experienced i ntern is eager to share his friendship with her. But still, she fears that she will never know the essence of rom antic passion, or her family's buried secrets.

With all the finest families wishing her well, her high s chool graduation party is almost as festive as Mardi Gras itself. Raised in a New Orleans mansi on filled with kindness and laughter, Pearl dreams of becoming a doctor. Sheltered from sorrow, innocent young Pearl thrives in th e sunshine of a loving home.except for the haunting nightmares of her earliest years, and the dark family secrets she worries wi ll one day shadow her destiny.

Following All That Glitter s, the spellbinding story of Ruby Landry's daring struggle to fin d a happy life with Beau Andreas and to protect their precious da ughter. Cover worn.Hidden Jewel is the fourth thrilling no vel in the V.C. This family is ripped apart by a family secret and it will haunt the Dollanganger and Foxworth family forever!įamily Tree 1. The known members are Olivia, Malcolm, Christopher, Alicia, Garland, Corinne, Cathy, Chris, Carrie, and Cory. The Foxworth family is known in The Dollanganger Series books (consisting of Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows) as a wealthy family that resides at Foxworth Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia (until the house is burned down in Petals on the Wind).

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