V. C. Andrews: A Critical Companion [Hardcover]

E. D. Huntley (Author)

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Hardcover: 168 pages
Publisher: Greenwood Press (April 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313294488
ISBN-13: 978-0313294488
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.1 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 449 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,770,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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.,."the first full-length study of the work of gothic novelist Andrews, who specializes in creating female adolescent characters caught between childhood and adulthood confrontations and conflicts. Many high school teens and adults are enthusiasts of the Andrews style of writing: this thus provides a contemporary and meaningful literary analysis and criticism of a popular author and may appeal to readers of light fiction who can use it to understand the basics of both Andrews' writings and the intentions of literary analysis and criticism. High school collections in particular will want to include this on their shelves."-The Midwest Book Review

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This is the first full-length study of the work of gothic novelist V.C. Andrews. Andrews's ability to create adolescent characters who are caught uncomfortably between childhood and adulthood has won her millions of teenage readers. She focuses on the female adolescent experience and connects with her readers by creating characters who reflect adolescent struggles, confusion, and pain. Huntley shows that the power of Andrews's novels lies in her creation of an enthralling nightmare world, like a fairy tale gone berserk, in which the young heroine struggles with adolescent fears and frustrations in suddenly dangerous and bizarre domestic settings. Huntley locates the novels in the tradition of the female gothic, which Andrews refashioned into her own brand of gothicism: a blend of the gothic with horror fiction and the fairy tale.

Huntley's study of Andrews's novels provides close textual analysis. The discussion of each novel is subdivided into sections on plot, character development and point of view, thematic development, generic conventions, and alternative critical perspectives such as feminist and psychological approaches, which offer additional insight and help to explain the attraction of adolescent readers to the Andrews novels. The novels and series covered in this work include "Flowers in the Attic," the Dollanganger Chronicles ("Petals on the Wind," "If There Be Thorns," "Seeds of Yesterday"), "Garden of Shadows," "My Sweet Audrina," and the Casteel Story ("Heaven, Dark Angel," "Fallen Hearts"). In addition, Huntley discusses the novels written under the name V. C. Andrews by Andrew Niederman after V. C. Andrews's death in 1986. This study will open up possibilities for discussion about Andrews's work--its popularity, strange durability, and its special appeal to young adult readers. A must for secondary school and public library collections.

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Virginia Cleo Andrews was born on June 6, 1924, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting study of a much loved author, Dec 25 2011

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This review is from: V. C. Andrews: A Critical Companion (Hardcover)

Although VC Andrews died 25 years ago, her legacy lives on. This book is a great resource for any high school student wanting to know more about the author and her works.

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