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V. C. Andrews (1923–1986)

Autor(a) de Flowers In The Attic

280+ Works 60,115 Membros 715 Críticas 80 Favorited

About the Author

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 mostrar mais 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) 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) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por V. C. Andrews

Flowers In The Attic (1979) 6,305 exemplares
Petals On The Wind (1980) 3,067 exemplares
If There Be Thorns (1981) 2,669 exemplares
Seeds Of Yesterday (1984) 2,262 exemplares
Garden Of Shadows (1987) 2,134 exemplares
My Sweet Audrina (1982) 1,910 exemplares
Heaven (Casteel Saga) (1985) 1,681 exemplares
Dark Angel (1986) 1,425 exemplares
Fallen Hearts (1988) 1,291 exemplares
Gates of Paradise (1989) 1,218 exemplares
Web of Dreams (1990) 1,216 exemplares
Dawn (1990) 1,168 exemplares
Ruby (Landry Saga) (1994) 1,080 exemplares
Secrets of the Morning (1990) 1,029 exemplares
Twilight's Child (Cutler) (1990) 955 exemplares
Midnight Whispers (1990) 923 exemplares
Pearl in the Mist (1994) 914 exemplares
All That Glitters (1995) 860 exemplares
Melody (1996) 857 exemplares
Darkest Hour (1993) 835 exemplares
Hidden Jewel (1995) 828 exemplares
Unfinished Symphony (1997) 755 exemplares
Tarnished Gold (1996) 749 exemplares
Heart Song (1997) 739 exemplares
Music in the Night (Logan) (1998) 696 exemplares
Rain (Hudson Family, Book 1 (2000) 671 exemplares
Olivia (1999) 662 exemplares
Runaways (1998) 622 exemplares
Lightning Strikes (Hudson Family) (2000) 599 exemplares
Eye of the Storm (Hudson Family) (2000) 568 exemplares
The End of the Rainbow (2000) 519 exemplares
Into the Garden (Wildflowers) (1999) 517 exemplares
Willow (2002) 512 exemplares
Butterfly (1998) 507 exemplares
Celeste (2004) 484 exemplares
Crystal (1998) 462 exemplares
Brooke (1998) 458 exemplares
Raven (1998) 435 exemplares
Wicked Forest (2002) 433 exemplares
Twisted Roots (2002) 430 exemplares
Black Cat (2004) 416 exemplares
Secrets In The Attic (2007) 411 exemplares
Broken Wings (2003) 410 exemplares
Misty (Wildflowers) (1999) 394 exemplares
Into The Woods (2003) 388 exemplares
Falling Stars (2001) 376 exemplares
Orphans (1998) 362 exemplares
Star (1999) 361 exemplares
Child Of Darkness (2005) 361 exemplares
Jade (1999) 360 exemplares
Midnight Flight (2003) 358 exemplares
Cat (1999) 352 exemplares
Hidden Leaves (2003) 350 exemplares
Broken Flower (2006) 343 exemplares
Cinnamon (2001) 340 exemplares
April Shadows (2005) 329 exemplares
Scattered Leaves (2007) 315 exemplares
Honey (2001) 291 exemplares
Girl In The Shadows (2006) 289 exemplares
Daughter Of Darkness (2010) 289 exemplares
Ice (2001) 287 exemplares
Rose (2001) 287 exemplares
Secrets In The Shadows (2008) 286 exemplares
Delia's Crossing (2008) 266 exemplares
Shooting Stars Omnibus (2001) 248 exemplares
The Heavenstone Secrets (2009) 235 exemplares
Delia's Heart (2008) 233 exemplares
Secret Whispers (2010) 212 exemplares
Delia's Gift (2009) 207 exemplares
Secrets of Foxworth (2014) 201 exemplares
The Unwelcomed Child (2014) 198 exemplares
Family Storms (2011) 193 exemplares
Secret Brother (Dollanganger) (2015) 168 exemplares
Cloudburst (2011) 156 exemplares
Forbidden Sister (2013) 143 exemplares
Into The Darkness (2012) 132 exemplares
The Mirror Sisters (2016) 131 exemplares
Daughter Of Light (2012) 128 exemplares
Beneath the Attic (2019) 124 exemplares
Whitefern (2) (The Audrina Series) (2016) 122 exemplares
Bittersweet Dreams (2015) 113 exemplares
Roxy's Story (2013) 110 exemplares
Sage's Eyes (2016) 104 exemplares
Broken Glass (2017) 86 exemplares
The Silhouette Girl (2019) 85 exemplares
Casteel Series Books 1-5 (1985) 83 exemplares
House of Secrets (2018) 66 exemplares
Gods of Green Mountain (2004) 57 exemplares
Dark Seed (2001) 55 exemplares
Landry Saga (1989) 54 exemplares
Capturing Angels (2012) 44 exemplares
Out of the Rain (2021) 41 exemplares
Heaven / Dawn / Ruby (1997) 36 exemplares
The Forbidden Heart (2013) 35 exemplares
Becoming My Sister (2022) 32 exemplares
The De Beers Family Series (2002) 19 exemplares
Gathering Clouds 8 exemplares
Cage of Love (2001) 7 exemplares
Les Jumeaux -1 Céleste (2007) 4 exemplares
Heaven [and] Dark Angel Omnibus (1987) 4 exemplares
Les secrets de l'aube (1994) 3 exemplares
Petalos al viento (1983) 3 exemplares
背徳のオルゴール (1991) 3 exemplares
Svart Ängel 2 exemplares
Wild flowers (2003) 2 exemplares
Kto wiatr sieje (2013) 2 exemplares
La hora más oscura (2006) 2 exemplares
Fortiden fanger (1988) 2 exemplares
Delia-serie 2 exemplares
Enfant du crepuscule (1994) 2 exemplares
Les démons de la nuit (1996) 2 exemplares
Rain [2006 film] (2007) — Autor — 2 exemplares
Geheimen-serie 1 exemplar
Melody omnibus 1 exemplar
Le chant du coeur 1 exemplar
Omnibus (2010) 1 exemplar
Die Orphan-Saga 1 exemplar
Rose (Étoiles filantes) (2006) 1 exemplar
A jesli ciernie (polish) (2012) 1 exemplar
Rodzina Casteel (2013) 1 exemplar
Upadle serca (2014) 1 exemplar
Ogrod cieni (2013) 1 exemplar
Mroczny las (2017) 1 exemplar
V.C. Andrews (Boxed Set) (1987) 1 exemplar
Les racines veneneuses (2004) 1 exemplar
En fuite ! (Les orphelines.) (2001) 1 exemplar
Mi dulce Audrina 1 exemplar
Moja zlatá Audrina (2001) 1 exemplar
En plass på jorden (1985) 1 exemplar
De venter på mor... (1988) 1 exemplar
Gyngestolen (1985) 1 exemplar
Muted Voices 1 exemplar
Gypsy Eyes 1 exemplar
V. C. Andrews 1 exemplar
Djevelens yngel (1981) 1 exemplar
Petals on the Wind (2014) 1 exemplar
Aurora 1 exemplar
Dunkle Sterne (2005) 1 exemplar
6 V.c. Andrews Books (1994) 1 exemplar
Eden's Children (2023) 1 exemplar
Simsek (2009) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone Magazine 1983 05 May-June (1983) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Andrews, Virginia
Nome legal
Andrews, Cleo Virginia
Outros nomes
Andrews, Virginia C.
Data de nascimento
1923-06-06
Data de falecimento
1986-12-19
Localização do túmulo
Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
VS
Local de nascimento
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Local de falecimento
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Causa da morte
breast cancer
Locais de residência
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA(birth)
Manchester, Missouri, USA
Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
Educação
Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Ocupações
Schrijfster
Kunstenaar
Illustrator
Portretschilder

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Cleo Virginia Andrews, beter bekend als V. C. Andrews of Virginia C. Andrews (Portsmouth, 6 juni 1923 - 19 december 1986) was een Amerikaanse romanschrijfster. Virginia Andrews' boeken behoren tot de genres gothic horror en familiegeschiedenis. Veel boeken hebben te maken met familiegeheimen en verboden liefde. Haar bekendste boek uit de Dollanganger-serie is Flowers in the Attic (Bloemen op Zolder) uit 1979. Dit is een verhaal over vier kinderen die op de zolder van hun fanatiek-religieuze oma worden verstopt. Andrews overleed op 63-jarige leeftijd in 1986 aan borstkanker. Haar romans waren zo succesvol dat na haar dood door haar erfgenamen een ghostwriter, Andrew Neiderman, werd ingehuurd om meer verhalen te schrijven onder haar naam. Virginia was het jongste kind en enige dochter van de Andrews familie. Als 15-jarige viel Andrews op school van een trap waardoor ze de rest van haar leven een rolstoel moest gebruiken. Na een vierjarige opleiding slaagde ze erin om een succesvolle commerciële kunstenaar, illustrator en portretschilder te worden. Later in haar leven wendde ze zich tot het schrijven. Haar eerste roman, getiteld Gods of Green Mountain (in het sciencefiction genre) bleef ongepubliceerd en werd uitgebracht als een e-boek in 2004. In 1975 voltooide Andrews een manuscript voor een roman die ze The Obsessed noemde. De roman werd teruggestuurd met de suggestie dat ze het verhaal wat moest uitbreiden en verlevendigen. In latere interviews beweert Andrews de nodige aanpassingen in één nacht te hebben doorgevoerd. Ze diende het manuscript opnieuw in, nu onder de titel Flowers in the Attic. De roman werd gepubliceerd in 1979 en was meteen een succes, Het bereikte de top van de bestsellerlijsten in slechts twee weken. Elk jaar daarna tot aan haar dood publiceerde Andrews een nieuwe roman en met elke publicatie verdiende zij grotere voorschotten en groeide haar lezerspubliek verder aan. Na Andrews' dood in 1986 werden haar twee laatste romans Garden of Shadows en Fallen Hearts gepubliceerd. Deze twee romans worden beschouwd als de laatste die de "VC Andrews" naam dragen en bijna volledig door Andrews zelf geschreven zijn.

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Críticas

I'd heard about this one so often but had no idea what it was about, so I decided on it as a quickie Kindle read. If I hadn't gotten through so much of it, and if I hadn't wanted to finish it at that point for the 75 Books Challenge for 2024, I would have applied the Pearl Rule because it's nothing more than "Gothic Harlequin." Rather than read the remainder of the series, I did a quickie plot review on Wikipedia. Definitely not the kind of fictional place that I want to go.and 1* is probably generous.… (mais)
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CurrerBell | 186 outras críticas | Mar 7, 2024 |
Not one of the best V.C. Andrews book. The first book in this series was wonderful, but by the time I reached this one, I was just glad to see this series end.
 
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thatnerd | 2 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2024 |
I did not enjoy this one quite as much as Book 1, but it was still a very good read.
 
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thatnerd | 2 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2024 |
I read through this whole book in less than 24 hours. Just like other V.C. Andrews books I've read, it was a great read. I can't wait to get through the rest of the books in this series.
 
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thatnerd | 3 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2024 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
280
Also by
1
Membros
60,115
Popularidade
#241
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
715
ISBN
2,172
Línguas
20
Marcado como favorito
80

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