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When one of her brothers dies and her other brother falls seriously ill, pre-med student Pearl Andreas begins a desperate search for her missing mother that takes her from her privileged New Orleans life to her Cajun roots.

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One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began her renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The new Delia series begins with Delia's Crossing and will continue in Delia's Heart. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

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I woke to the sound of shouting just outside my window. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, Mar 11 2004

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This review is from: Hidden Jewel (Mass Market Paperback)

Pearl is a lot smarter than some of the other VC Andrew's characters, but I found some things to be odd. I couldn't figure out why she called her parents "mommy and daddy" when she is 17 years old. She was very strong when she tried to find her mother, but I felt like when she found Jack, she fell for him a little quickly. He could have easily just turned out to be some jerk. This story line is a little different than the other novels, there are not as many twists and turns. Basically the biggest part of the novel was finding her mother Ruby. I give it 4 stars because I didn't find it as interesting or unique as the other novels, but it is good.

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5.0 out of 5 stars i hope I have a duaghter like pearl!, April 17 2003

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Ruby drove to the brink of instanity pearl goes to find her back in her roots the Buyou while shes their she meets a Loveing man I feel in love with Jack colvis! Hes what a man should be and remenber you can fall in love in an instant and thats what happened between them! Beutiful I was really happy at the end! Read this BOOK!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pearl's Journey, Mar 2 2003

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This is a great book imo. I can imagine Ruby would be quite happy to realize how strongly her daughter handed her family's problems and I feel stronger as a girl just reading about such a strong heroine!

Pearl yearns for a passion that will sweeps her off her feet though no boy has been able to break her hard shell. She wonders if being a scientist at heart, if she will be able to feel love and see hearts and flowers in the air like a normal girl.
When a hurricane of turmoil sweeps through her family and old ghosts are stirred she will have to summon every bit of her of her Cajun strength as she follows a trail back into the dark wilderness of the bayou, searching for her lost mother who has retreated into her memories, haunted by guilt. Pearl will venture through cobwebbed mansions left abandoned and decaying, into the snake lair of a twisted old crone who laughs in glee at Pearl's distress and into the depths of the bayou to face a hideous ogre who demands his pay he was cheated of long, long ago. The price being Pearl-body and soul. Can Pearl survive? And if she does can she finnally find happiness and love amongst the rubble of the horrors that destroyed her family's innocent bliss?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful story in Cajun country
This story blew me away. Pierre had taken the passing of his twin Jean very hard. So did the rest of the family. Jean was so funny. Read more

Published on Oct 31 2002 by eliza19922001

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best book in the series.
I loved the first 3 books and then this one I skipped over alot because it got boring, but I read it anyways to get through it and then I read the 5th book(prequel)which confused... Read more

Published on Aug 20 2001