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V. C. Andrews (1923–1986)

Autore di Flowers In The Attic

280+ opere 60,124 membri 717 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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Serie

Opere di V. C. Andrews

Flowers In The Attic (1979) 6,307 copie
Petals On The Wind (1980) 3,069 copie
If There Be Thorns (1981) 2,670 copie
Seeds Of Yesterday (1984) 2,262 copie
Garden Of Shadows (1987) 2,135 copie
Dolce, cara Audrina (1982) 1,910 copie
Heaven (Casteel Saga) (1985) 1,681 copie
Dark Angel (1986) 1,425 copie
Fallen Hearts (1988) 1,291 copie
Gates of Paradise (1989) 1,218 copie
Web of Dreams (1990) 1,216 copie
Dawn (1990) 1,168 copie
Ruby (Landry Saga) (1994) 1,080 copie
Secrets of the Morning (1990) 1,029 copie
Twilight's Child (Cutler) (1990) 955 copie
Midnight Whispers (1990) 923 copie
Pearl in the Mist (1994) 914 copie
All That Glitters (1995) 860 copie
Melody (1996) 857 copie
Darkest Hour (1993) 835 copie
Hidden Jewel (1995) 828 copie
Unfinished Symphony (1997) 755 copie
Tarnished Gold (1996) 749 copie
Heart Song (1997) 739 copie
Music in the Night (Logan) (1998) 696 copie
Rain (Hudson Family, Book 1 (2000) 671 copie
Olivia (1999) 662 copie
Runaways (1998) 622 copie
The End of the Rainbow (2000) 519 copie
Willow (2002) 512 copie
Butterfly (1998) 507 copie
Celeste (2004) 484 copie
Crystal (1998) 462 copie
Brooke (1998) 458 copie
Raven (1998) 435 copie
Wicked Forest (2002) 433 copie
Twisted Roots (2002) 430 copie
Black Cat (2004) 416 copie
Secrets In The Attic (2007) 411 copie
Broken Wings (2003) 410 copie
Misty (Wildflowers) (1999) 394 copie
Into The Woods (2003) 388 copie
Falling Stars (2001) 376 copie
Orphans (1998) 362 copie
Star (1999) 361 copie
Child Of Darkness (2005) 361 copie
Jade (1999) 360 copie
Midnight Flight (2003) 358 copie
Cat (1999) 352 copie
Hidden Leaves (2003) 350 copie
Broken Flower (2006) 343 copie
Cinnamon (2001) 340 copie
April Shadows (2005) 329 copie
Scattered Leaves (2007) 316 copie
Honey (2001) 291 copie
Girl In The Shadows (2006) 289 copie
Daughter Of Darkness (2010) 289 copie
Ice (2001) 287 copie
Rose (2001) 287 copie
Secrets In The Shadows (2008) 286 copie
Delia's Crossing (2008) 266 copie
Shooting Stars Omnibus (2001) 248 copie
The Heavenstone Secrets (2009) 235 copie
Delia's Heart (2008) 233 copie
Secret Whispers (2010) 212 copie
Delia's Gift (2009) 207 copie
Secrets of Foxworth (2014) 201 copie
The Unwelcomed Child (2014) 198 copie
Family Storms (2011) 193 copie
Cloudburst (2011) 157 copie
Forbidden Sister (2013) 143 copie
Into The Darkness (2012) 132 copie
The Mirror Sisters (2016) 131 copie
Daughter Of Light (2012) 128 copie
Beneath the Attic (2019) 124 copie
Bittersweet Dreams (2015) 113 copie
Roxy's Story (2013) 110 copie
Sage's Eyes (2016) 104 copie
Broken Glass (2017) 86 copie
The Silhouette Girl (2019) 85 copie
Casteel Series Books 1-5 (1985) 83 copie
House of Secrets (2018) 66 copie
Gods of Green Mountain (2004) 57 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
Les secrets de l'aube (1994) 3 copie
Petalos al viento (1983) 3 copie
背徳のオルゴール (1991) 3 copie
Svart Ängel 2 copie
Wild flowers (2003) 2 copie
Kto wiatr sieje (2013) 2 copie
La hora más oscura (2006) 2 copie
Fortiden fanger (1988) 2 copie
Delia-serie 2 copie
Enfant du crepuscule (1994) 2 copie
Les démons de la nuit (1996) 2 copie
Rain [2006 film] (2007) — Autore — 2 copie
Omnibus (2010) 1 copia
Rose (Étoiles filantes) (2006) 1 copia
A jesli ciernie (polish) (2012) 1 copia
Rodzina Casteel (2013) 1 copia
Upadle serca (2014) 1 copia
Ogrod cieni (2013) 1 copia
Mroczny las (2017) 1 copia
V.C. Andrews (Boxed Set) (1987) 1 copia
Les racines veneneuses (2004) 1 copia
Moja zlatá Audrina (2001) 1 copia
En plass på jorden (1985) 1 copia
De venter på mor... (1988) 1 copia
Gyngestolen (1985) 1 copia
Muted Voices 1 copia
Gypsy Eyes 1 copia
V. C. Andrews 1 copia
Djevelens yngel (1981) 1 copia
Petals on the Wind (2014) 1 copia
Aurora 1 copia
Dunkle Sterne (2005) 1 copia
6 V.c. Andrews Books (1994) 1 copia
Eden's Children (2023) 1 copia
Simsek (2009) 1 copia

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

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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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Any VC Andrews fans? Assistance needed. in The Green Dragon (Aprile 2013)

Recensioni

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 | 186 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 |
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 altre recensioni | 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 altre recensioni | Mar 2, 2024 |

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Statistiche

Opere
280
Opere correlate
1
Utenti
60,124
Popolarità
#241
Voto
½ 3.5
Recensioni
717
ISBN
2,172
Lingue
20
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