Dark Angel
V.C. Andrews's Dark Angel (1972) is a horror novel. Much of the action takes place in Farthinggale Manor and New York City. It features Heaven Leigh Casteel, Tony Tatterton and Jillian Tatterton. Readers will find themes of family problems, grandmothers, problem families and dysfunctional families.
Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 180 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 38 editions across 7 languages.
It runs to roughly 443 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Dark Angel
**At last, Heaven would find the happiness she longed for... free from the scorn and contempt of her past!** In her grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a wonderful new life -- of new friends, the best schools, beautiful clothes and most important, love. The pearls of culture, wisdom and breeding would now be hers. Soon she would make the Casteel name respectable, find her brothers and sisters, and have a family again. But even in the world of the wealthy, there were strange forebodings, secrets best forgotten. And as Heaven reached out for love, she was slowly ensnared in a sinister web of cruel deceits and hidden passions!
Quick answers
Who wrote Dark Angel?
Dark Angel was written by V.C. Andrews and first published in 1972.
What genre is Dark Angel?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is Dark Angel?
The median edition has 443 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Dark Angel?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Tale of the Body Thief and The Silence of the Lambs.
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