Imatge de l'autor

V. C. Andrews (1923–1986)

Autor/a de Flowers In The Attic

280+ obres 59,837 Membres 715 Ressenyes 80 preferits

Sobre l'autor

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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
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Obres de V. C. Andrews

Flowers In The Attic (1979) 6,282 exemplars
Petals On The Wind (1980) 3,046 exemplars
If There Be Thorns (1981) 2,657 exemplars
Seeds Of Yesterday (1984) 2,255 exemplars
Garden Of Shadows (1987) 2,132 exemplars
My Sweet Audrina (1982) 1,904 exemplars
Heaven (Casteel Saga) (1985) 1,677 exemplars
Dark Angel (1986) 1,423 exemplars
Fallen Hearts (1988) 1,284 exemplars
Web of Dreams (1990) 1,216 exemplars
Gates of Paradise (1989) 1,213 exemplars
Dawn (1990) 1,172 exemplars
Ruby (Landry Saga) (1994) 1,074 exemplars
Secrets of the Morning (1990) 1,025 exemplars
Twilight's Child (Cutler) (1990) 951 exemplars
Midnight Whispers (1990) 920 exemplars
Pearl in the Mist (1994) 912 exemplars
All That Glitters (1995) 857 exemplars
Melody (1996) 854 exemplars
Darkest Hour (1993) 834 exemplars
Hidden Jewel (1995) 827 exemplars
Unfinished Symphony (1997) 754 exemplars
Tarnished Gold (1996) 747 exemplars
Heart Song (1997) 740 exemplars
Music in the Night (Logan) (1998) 695 exemplars
Rain (2000) 667 exemplars
Olivia (1999) 661 exemplars
Runaways (1998) 622 exemplars
Lightning Strikes (2000) 598 exemplars
Eye of the Storm (Hudson Family) (2000) 566 exemplars
The End of the Rainbow (2000) 515 exemplars
Into the Garden (Wildflowers) (1999) 514 exemplars
Willow (2002) 508 exemplars
Butterfly (1998) 504 exemplars
Celeste (2004) 478 exemplars
Crystal (1998) 460 exemplars
Brooke (1998) 455 exemplars
Raven (1998) 433 exemplars
Wicked Forest (2002) 432 exemplars
Twisted Roots (2002) 428 exemplars
Black Cat (2004) 410 exemplars
Secrets In The Attic (2007) 407 exemplars
Broken Wings (2003) 407 exemplars
Misty (Wildflowers) (1999) 393 exemplars
Into The Woods (2003) 384 exemplars
Falling Stars (2001) 375 exemplars
Orphans (1998) 361 exemplars
Star (1999) 360 exemplars
Child Of Darkness (2005) 358 exemplars
Jade (1999) 356 exemplars
Midnight Flight (2003) 354 exemplars
Cat (1999) 350 exemplars
Hidden Leaves (2003) 347 exemplars
Broken Flower (2006) 342 exemplars
Cinnamon (2001) 339 exemplars
April Shadows (2005) 329 exemplars
Scattered Leaves (2007) 314 exemplars
Honey (2001) 289 exemplars
Girl In The Shadows (2006) 288 exemplars
Daughter Of Darkness (2010) 286 exemplars
Rose (2001) 286 exemplars
Ice (2001) 284 exemplars
Secrets In The Shadows (2008) 284 exemplars
Delia's Crossing (2008) 264 exemplars
Shooting Stars Omnibus (2001) 245 exemplars
Delia's Heart (2008) 233 exemplars
The Heavenstone Secrets (2009) 233 exemplars
Secret Whispers (2010) 210 exemplars
Delia's Gift (2009) 204 exemplars
The Unwelcomed Child (2014) 196 exemplars
Secrets of Foxworth (2014) 196 exemplars
Family Storms (2011) 191 exemplars
Secret Brother (Dollanganger) (2015) 167 exemplars
Cloudburst (2011) 156 exemplars
Forbidden Sister (2013) 142 exemplars
Into The Darkness (2012) 132 exemplars
The Mirror Sisters (2016) 128 exemplars
Daughter Of Light (2012) 127 exemplars
Beneath the Attic (2019) 123 exemplars
Bittersweet Dreams (2015) 110 exemplars
Roxy's Story (2013) 110 exemplars
Sage's Eyes (2016) 103 exemplars
Broken Glass (2017) 85 exemplars
Casteel Series Books 1-5 (1985) 83 exemplars
The Silhouette Girl (2019) 83 exemplars
House of Secrets (2018) 65 exemplars
Gods of Green Mountain (2004) 55 exemplars
Dark Seed (2001) 54 exemplars
Landry Saga (1989) 53 exemplars
Capturing Angels (2012) 44 exemplars
Out of the Rain (2021) 39 exemplars
Heaven / Dawn / Ruby (1997) 36 exemplars
The Forbidden Heart (2013) 35 exemplars
Becoming My Sister (2022) 32 exemplars
The De Beers Family Series (2002) 18 exemplars
Gathering Clouds 8 exemplars
Cage of Love (2001) 7 exemplars
Les Jumeaux -1 Céleste (2007) 4 exemplars
背徳のオルゴール (1991) 3 exemplars
Les secrets de l'aube (1994) 3 exemplars
Petalos al viento (1983) 3 exemplars
Wild flowers (2003) 2 exemplars
La hora más oscura (2006) 2 exemplars
Svart Ängel 2 exemplars
Kto wiatr sieje (2013) 2 exemplars
Fortiden fanger (1988) 2 exemplars
Rain [2006 film] (2007) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Delia-serie 2 exemplars
Les démons de la nuit (1996) 2 exemplars
Enfant du crepuscule (1994) 2 exemplars
Le chant du coeur 1 exemplars
Melody omnibus 1 exemplars
Hudson omnibus 1 exemplars
Omnibus (2010) 1 exemplars
Geheimen-serie 1 exemplars
Die Orphan-Saga 1 exemplars
Rose (Étoiles filantes) (2006) 1 exemplars
A jesli ciernie (polish) (2012) 1 exemplars
Rodzina Casteel (2013) 1 exemplars
Upadle serca (2014) 1 exemplars
Ogrod cieni (2013) 1 exemplars
Mroczny las (2017) 1 exemplars
V.C. Andrews (Boxed Set) (1987) 1 exemplars
Les racines veneneuses (2004) 1 exemplars
En fuite ! (Les orphelines.) (2001) 1 exemplars
De venter på mor... (1988) 1 exemplars
Gyngestolen (1985) 1 exemplars
Muted Voices 1 exemplars
Moja zlatá Audrina (2001) 1 exemplars
Gypsy Eyes 1 exemplars
V. C. Andrews 1 exemplars
Djevelens yngel (1981) 1 exemplars
Petals on the Wind (2014) 1 exemplars
En plass på jorden (1985) 1 exemplars
Mi dulce Audrina 1 exemplars
6 V.c. Andrews Books (1994) 1 exemplars
Aurora 1 exemplars
Dunkle Sterne (2005) 1 exemplars
Eden's Children (2023) 1 exemplars
Simsek (2009) 1 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom normalitzat
Andrews, Virginia
Nom oficial
Andrews, Cleo Virginia
Altres noms
Andrews, Virginia C.
Data de naixement
1923-06-06
Data de defunció
1986-12-19
Lloc d'enterrament
Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
VS
Lloc de naixement
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Lloc de defunció
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Causa de la mort
breast cancer
Llocs de residència
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA(birth)
Manchester, Missouri, USA
Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
Educació
Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Professions
Schrijfster
Kunstenaar
Illustrator
Portretschilder
Biografia breu
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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Any VC Andrews fans? Assistance needed. a The Green Dragon (abril 2013)

Ressenyes

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.… (més)
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CurrerBell | Hi ha 186 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Mar 2, 2024 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
280
També de
1
Membres
59,837
Popularitat
#241
Valoració
½ 3.5
Ressenyes
715
ISBN
2,172
Llengües
20
Preferit
80

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