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V. C. Andrews (1923–1986)

Autore di Flowers In The Attic

283+ opere 60,743 membri 719 recensioni 80 preferito

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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 mostra altro 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 meno
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Opere di V. C. Andrews

Flowers In The Attic (1979) 6,397 copie
Petals On The Wind (1980) 3,099 copie
If There Be Thorns (1981) 2,694 copie
Seeds Of Yesterday (1984) 2,279 copie
Garden Of Shadows (1987) 2,157 copie
Dolce, cara Audrina (1982) 1,926 copie
Heaven (Casteel Saga) (1985) 1,703 copie
Dark Angel (1986) 1,438 copie
Fallen Hearts (1988) 1,308 copie
Web of Dreams (1990) 1,235 copie
Gates of Paradise (1989) 1,234 copie
Dawn (1990) 1,171 copie
Ruby (Landry Saga) (1994) 1,091 copie
Secrets of the Morning (1990) 1,036 copie
Twilight's Child (Cutler) (1990) 964 copie
Midnight Whispers (1990) 928 copie
Pearl in the Mist (1994) 923 copie
All That Glitters (1995) 866 copie
Melody (1996) 863 copie
Darkest Hour (1993) 841 copie
Hidden Jewel (1995) 836 copie
Unfinished Symphony (1997) 761 copie
Tarnished Gold (1996) 755 copie
Heart Song (1997) 745 copie
Music in the Night (Logan) (1998) 702 copie
Rain (Hudson Family, Book 1 (2000) 676 copie
Olivia (1999) 667 copie
Runaways (1998) 626 copie
The End of the Rainbow (2000) 521 copie
Willow (2002) 515 copie
Butterfly (1998) 510 copie
Celeste (2004) 488 copie
Crystal (1998) 464 copie
Brooke (1998) 460 copie
Raven (1998) 438 copie
Wicked Forest (2002) 436 copie
Twisted Roots (2002) 433 copie
Black Cat (2004) 419 copie
Secrets In The Attic (2007) 416 copie
Broken Wings (2003) 413 copie
Misty (Wildflowers) (1999) 396 copie
Into The Woods (2003) 389 copie
Falling Stars (2001) 383 copie
Child Of Darkness (2005) 368 copie
Star (1999) 365 copie
Orphans (1998) 364 copie
Jade (1999) 364 copie
Midnight Flight (2003) 361 copie
Cat (1999) 356 copie
Hidden Leaves (2003) 351 copie
Broken Flower (2006) 346 copie
Cinnamon (2001) 344 copie
April Shadows (2005) 334 copie
Scattered Leaves (2007) 318 copie
Daughter Of Darkness (2010) 295 copie
Girl In The Shadows (2006) 293 copie
Honey (2001) 293 copie
Ice (2001) 290 copie
Rose (2001) 289 copie
Secrets In The Shadows (2008) 288 copie
Delia's Crossing (2008) 269 copie
Shooting Stars Omnibus (2001) 249 copie
The Heavenstone Secrets (2009) 239 copie
Delia's Heart (2008) 235 copie
Secret Whispers (2010) 214 copie
Delia's Gift (2009) 209 copie
Secrets of Foxworth (2014) 203 copie
The Unwelcomed Child (2014) 202 copie
Family Storms (2011) 196 copie
Cloudburst (2011) 160 copie
Forbidden Sister (2013) 143 copie
The Mirror Sisters (2016) 133 copie
Into The Darkness (2012) 132 copie
Daughter Of Light (2012) 130 copie
Beneath the Attic (2019) 126 copie
Bittersweet Dreams (2015) 114 copie
Roxy's Story (2013) 112 copie
Sage's Eyes (2016) 105 copie
Broken Glass (2017) 86 copie
The Silhouette Girl (2019) 85 copie
Casteel Series Books 1-5 (1985) 83 copie
House of Secrets (2018) 68 copie
Gods of Green Mountain (2004) 58 copie
Dark Seed (2001) 55 copie
Landry Saga (1989) 54 copie
Capturing Angels (2012) 44 copie
Out of the Rain (2021) 41 copie
Heaven / Dawn / Ruby (1997) 36 copie
The Forbidden Heart (2013) 35 copie
Becoming My Sister (2022) 32 copie
Cage of Love (2001) 7 copie
Les Jumeaux -1 Céleste (2007) 4 copie
Petalos al viento (1983) 4 copie
Les secrets de l'aube (1994) 3 copie
背徳のオルゴール (1991) 3 copie
Kto wiatr sieje (2013) 2 copie
Delia-serie 2 copie
La hora más oscura (2006) 2 copie
Wild flowers (2003) 2 copie
Les démons de la nuit (1996) 2 copie
Enfant du crepuscule (1994) 2 copie
Fortiden fanger (1988) 2 copie
Rain [2006 film] (2007) — Autore — 2 copie
Svart Ängel 2 copie
Ogrod cieni (2013) 1 copia
Upadle serca (2014) 1 copia
Rodzina Casteel (2013) 1 copia
A jesli ciernie (polish) (2012) 1 copia
Mroczny las (2017) 1 copia
Omnibus (2010) 1 copia
Rose (Étoiles filantes) (2006) 1 copia
Les racines veneneuses (2004) 1 copia
Aurora 1 copia
Petals on the Wind (2014) 1 copia
Gypsy Eyes 1 copia
V.C. Andrews (Boxed Set) (1987) 1 copia
Muted Voices 1 copia
Gyngestolen (1985) 1 copia
En plass på jorden (1985) 1 copia
6 V.c. Andrews Books (1994) 1 copia
Dunkle Sterne (2005) 1 copia
Eden's Children (2023) 1 copia
Simsek (2009) 1 copia
Moja zlatá Audrina (2001) 1 copia
De venter på mor... (1988) 1 copia
V. C. Andrews 1 copia
Djevelens yngel (1981) 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Andrews, Virginia
Nome legale
Andrews, Cleo Virginia
Altri nomi
Andrews, Virginia C.
Data di nascita
1923-06-06
Data di morte
1986-12-19
Luogo di sepoltura
Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
VS
Luogo di nascita
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Luogo di morte
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Causa della morte
breast cancer
Luogo di residenza
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA(birth)
Manchester, Missouri, USA
Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
Istruzione
Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Attività lavorative
Schrijfster
Kunstenaar
Illustrator
Portretschilder
Breve biografia
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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Recensioni

Holy crap. This book was fantastic. An awful story, to be sure, but absolutely riveting.
 
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HRHSophie | 187 altre recensioni | May 30, 2024 |
Really draws you in and holds your interest. Well written and makes you feel like you really know the main character.
 
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cdeboard | 2 altre recensioni | May 29, 2024 |
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.… (altro)
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CurrerBell | 187 altre recensioni | 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 altre recensioni | Mar 2, 2024 |

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Utenti
60,743
Popolarità
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Voto
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