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Chris and Cathy made such a loving home for fourteen-year-old Jory -- so handsome, so gentle. And for Bart,who had such a dazzling imagination for a nine year old. Then the lights came on in the house next door. Soon the Old Lady in Black was there, watching them, guarded by her strange old... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bart Winslow: Cathy's second son. The son of Bartholomew Winslow the first.
- Jory: Cathy's first son. Son of Julian who passed away in the second book.
- John Amos Jackson: Mean old family butler.
- Cindy: The adopted third child into the Sheffield family.
- Emma: The live in nanny/house keeper in the Sheffield home.
- Christopher: Add a description of this character.
- Cathy
- Momma
- Madame Marisha: Jory's grandmother. The mother of the late Julian.
- Daddy Paul
- Catherine
- Julian
- Grandmother
- Corrine Foxworth: Chris and Cathy's mother.
- Carrie: Chris and Cathy's younger sister. Dies of arsenic poisoning in the second book.
- Foxworth Hall
- Melodie: Jory's girlfriend in the third book.
- Cory: Carrie's twin
- Nicole: Friend of Cathy and Cindy's mother. Dies in the third book and then Cathy adopts Cindy.
- Bartholomew Winslow: Cathy's lover. Fathers her second child and dies in the second book.
- Alicia
- Dr. Paul Sheffield: Cathy's second husband. Passed away in the second book.
- Malcolm Foxworth: Chris and Cathy's grandfather. Passed away in the first book.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Whenever Dad didn't drive me home from school, a yellow school bus would let me off at an isolated spot where I would recover my bike from the nearest ravine, hidden there each morning before I stepped onto the bus.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Part One
Chapter One - Jory
Chapter Two - Bart
Chapter Three - Introductions
Chapter Four - Gone Hunting
Chapter Five - Sugar and Spice
Chapter Six - My Heart's Desire
Chapter Seven - Shadows
Chapter Eight - Changeling Child
Part Two
Chapter Nine - Tales of Evil
Chapter Ten - Lessons
Chapter Eleven - Wounds of War
Chapter Twelve - Homecoming
Chapter Thirteen - The Horns of Dilemma
Chapter Fourteen - The Snake
Chapter Fifteen - Gathering Darkness
Part Three
Chapter Sixteen - Malcolm's Rage
Chapter Seventeen - The Last Dance
Chapter Eighteen - Another Grandmother
Chapter Nineteen - Honor Thy Mother
Chapter Twenty - Ever Since Eve
Chapter Twenty-One - Madame M
Chapter Twenty-Two - The Terrible Truth
Chapter Twenty-Three - The Gates of Hell
Chapter Twenty-Four - Rage of the Righteous
Chapter Twenty-Five - Where's Momma?
Chapter Twenty-Six - My Attic Souvenirs
Chapter Twenty-Seven - The Search
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Whispering Voices
Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Last Supper
Chapter Thirty - Waiting
Chapter Thirty-One - Judgement Day
Chapter Thirty-Two - Redemption
Chapter Thirty-Three - Jory
Chapter Thirty-Four - Bart
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 5 in Dollanganger Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by Petals on the Wind, and followed by Seeds of Yesterday.
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. C. Andrews (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0671729454
Page Count: 374
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0671729454
Page Count: 374
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- Dewey: 813.54
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