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Olivia

  • 1999 first published
  • 384 pages
  • 21 editions

Olivia is a 1999 horror novel by V.C. Andrews. Much of the action takes place in Cape Cod, Mass.. Characters include Dennis B. Fradin. Key subjects include sisters, family, girls and massachusetts.

66 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 384 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Olivia

**Olivia always knew her younger sister would get into trouble. But she never realized the undercurrents of disaster would grow to a raging flood....** Olivia was always the sensible one. The responsible sister. She took after their father, a man as cold and driven as the Cape Cod wind, a man possessed by an inner need to be respected and successful. She would be the one to take over his million-dollar businesses. She would become the unwavering compass and resilient caretaker of the Logan family -- whether she wanted to or not. But Belinda belonged only to herself. Flighty, flirtatious, and possessed of a beauty that promised her a privileged life, Belinda was lavished with attention. Mother and Father, family friends, boys from school, they all adored Belinda. And as she matured into a young woman, her beauty became even more haunting. She vowed never to grow up, to remain forever an enchanting little girl to be worshiped and cared for. Then came that fateful night, when Olivia was awakened by the low whistle of the wind off the ocean... a whistle that became an unearthly wail coming from Belinda's bedroom. It was the tragic night that their father would forbid them to speak of ever again. The night they would never forget. The night that would send generations of Logans down an unavoidable path of lies, deceit, and heartbreak.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Cape Cod, Mass.

Characters

  • Dennis B. Fradin

Subjects

  • Sisters
  • Logan family, Fictitious characters : Andrews
  • Family
  • Girls
  • Horror
  • Cape cod, Mass.
  • Massachusetts
  • Logan family, Fictitious characters : andrews
  • Illegitimate children

Quick answers

Who wrote Olivia?

Olivia was written by V.C. Andrews and first published in 1999.

What genre is Olivia?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Olivia?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Olivia?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Green Mile, The Graveyard Book and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

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