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Description edit
Fate whisked Ruby from a simple life in the Louisiana Bayou. But her new riches bring more treachery than happiness... Even after a year as a Dumas, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of the family's New Orleans mansion, and rejoices in the love of the father she had never known. But true... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gisselle: Spoiled twin sister of Ruby.
- Daphne: Ruby's bitter stepmother
- Greenwood: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Ironwood: Headmistress of Greenwood
- Samantha
- Abby
- Paul: Ruby's first love
- V. C. Andrews: Author
- Mrs. Penny: House mother of Ruby's dorm
- Nina
- Vicki
- Uncle Jean: Ruby's uncle, currently in institution due to head injury
- Mrs. Clairbome
- Bruce Bristow
- Mrs. Clairborne
- Beau Andreas: Gisselle's ex boyfriend, Ruby's current boyfriend
- Kate
- John
- Miss Stevens: Ruby's art teacher
- Mrs. Gray
- Edgar
- Jacqueline
- Mrs. Randle
- Ruby Dumas: Main character- grew up in bayou until her grandmother died then she moved to New Orleans to live with her biological family
- Wendy
- Grandmere Catherine: Ruby's grandmother, a traiteur- Cajun healer
- Grandpere Jack: Drunk and wily.
- Otis
- Jonathan Peck
- Mrs. Livaudis
- Martha
- Pierre: Ruby's biological father
- Jackie
- Louis
- Buck Dardar
- Deborah Peck
- Mrs. Tyler
- Miss Weller
- Grandmother
- Mr. Norman
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
The rap, rap, rapping of a woodpecker woke me out of a restless sleep.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapter One - First Day
Chapter Two - Further from the Bayou
Chapter Three - Getting Along
Chapter Four - My Sister's Keeper
Chapter Five - Sad Songs
Chapter Six - A Surprising Invitation
Chapter Seven - So Many Rules
Chapter Eight - Suspicions
Chapter Nine - A Friend in Need
Chapter Ten - Orphaned Again
Chapter Eleven - The Gloves Are Off
Chapter Twelve - Dark Clouds
Chapter Thirteen - False Accusations
Chapter Fourteen - Unexpected Gifts
Chapter Fifteen - Bought and Paid For
Chapter Sixteen - A Brave Front
Chapter Seventeen - A Waking Nightmare
Chapter Eighteen - Why Me?
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 5 in Landry. (standard series)
Preceded by Ruby, and followed by All That Glitters.
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. C. Andrews (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 1, 1994
ISBN: 0671759361
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 1, 1994
ISBN: 0671759361
Page Count: 384
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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