Garden of Shadows
Published in 1987, Garden of Shadows is a horror novel by V.C. Andrews. The story is set in Connecticut and New London, in the 1920s. It features Olivia Winfield, Malcolm Foxworth and Corinne Foxworth. It deals with car accidents, Stroke, heart attack and Avalanche.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 214 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 35 editions across 4 languages.
It runs to roughly 376 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Garden of Shadows
Dollanger Series #5 Garden of Shadows is the "prequel" to V.C. Andrews' phenomenally popular Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic and continued with Petals on the Wind, If there Be Thorns, and Seeds of Yesterday. In Garden of Shadows we travel back in time to meet Malcom Foxworth when he was young, dashing, filled with ambition. On a trip to Connecticut he meets Olivia Winfield. Tall, stern, bookish, Olivia has resigned herself to being an old maid--until the handsome Malcom Foxworth proposes. Suddenly she has a new chance at a happy life. But soon after she arrives at Foxworth Hall, shadows begin to gather and Malcom's dark side emerges. Malcom's father returns, accompanied by a child bride, and Malcom becomes obsessed with the pretty, vibrant young woman. Children are born: three boys and one special, beautiful girl. One of these children will hold the key to the shocking secret that will taint the Foxworths forever--a secret known only to the older generation, a secret that will reveal, at last, why Malcom Foxworth and his wife become evil. Once again, V.C. Andrews spins an enthralling tale of a tangled web of family emotions.
Quick answers
Who wrote Garden of Shadows?
Garden of Shadows was written by V.C. Andrews and first published in 1987.
What genre is Garden of Shadows?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is Garden of Shadows?
The median edition has 376 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
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