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by Virginia Andrews (Author) "When I was very young, I thought we were royalty ..." (more)
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Growing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams....

Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of sunshine and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold, stern Papa and her Bible spouting sister Emily, can crush her spirits -- until the day Emily reveals the shattering secret at Lillian's birth, a secret Mama sadly cannot deny. Still Lillian refuses to believe Emily's hateful claim that she is evil, a curse...even when sweet, gentle Eugenia loses her fragile hold on life, and Mama retreats further into her fantasies. But when tragedy befalls her best friend, the one boy whose tender heart mirrors her own, Lillian comes to believe Emily's grim words. Meekly, she endures her penance, finding a strange solace in the endless repetition of prayers in a room stripped of all comforts. Lillian's heart is torn anew when, in a drunken haze, Papa subjects her to the most brutal degradation. Then Papa loses The Meadows in a card game, and Lillian is faced with a new and terrifying prospect. Arrogant, handsome playboy Bill Cutler will return the plantation -- if Lillian will marry him! Now Lillian must leave her girlhood home behind, and make a bold new beginning as the mistress of a hotel called Cutler's Cove... --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.



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Convinced by her Bible-thumping sister, Emily, that her own birth is a curse, Lillian meekly endures the penance her sister chooses and, later, a punishment inflicted one night by her drunk father. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best Cutler novel., Dec 6 2003
By B. Matern (Frankfurt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darkest Hour (Mass Market Paperback)
I honestly liked the entire series but "Darkest hour" is the best Cutler novel. While other readers said that it holds no surprises, I have to disagree. We get to know an entire different Lillian Cutler. Where is the cold old lady that tried to ruin Dawn's life in so many ways? This book tells the story of an innocent girl that truly finds no happiness, no matter how hard she tries. Whenever there's a glimmer of hope, something happens to destroy it.

Lillian's childhood doesn't justify how she treated Dawn. But it helps the reader to understand why she became the woman she was in the end.

A touching and surprising novel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read., Jul 4 2003
This review is from: Darkest Hour (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved the Cutler series, and this was a triumphant way to end it. I came away understanding why the Cutler matriarch was the way she was which I believe is the goal of the final installment of all the vc andrews series. While it doesn't excuse or make you forgive her, it does explain several things. This is a great read and should be enjoyed by all that enjoy VC Andrews.
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5.0 out of 5 stars she hit the right spot in my heart!, April 17 2003
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This review is from: Darkest Hour (Mass Market Paperback)
Lillian young and treated meanly by herso called sister Emily In this book she is treated badly raped fell in love and ended up with a man who didnt care Evil is told of its brewing and its starts in the Culter siris Niles took my heart and made a love that would last forever but I feel so sorry for lillian when he dies! Bill Cutler in this book I think just wanted to spread his manly seed but I think hes a jerk and he dosnt deserve Lillian at the end This book will keep you on the edge of your seat!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fifth and Final Book in the Cutler Family Series
"Darkest Hour," the fifth and final book in the Cutler family series, takes place in--where else?--the South, on a Virginia plantation called The Meadows. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Book!
Every book of VC Andrews are in some way dark, this one was one of the darkest book of hers, well of the Ghost Writer, it's him who wrote this one and he did a very good job... Read more
Published on Jan 17 2003 by Mia

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed emotions.
I had mixed emotions about this book. I'll start with the bad. It held no surprises like past VC Andrews books had which was disappointing. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2002 by Stacie

1.0 out of 5 stars Have I Become Desensitized By Reading This [Stuff]?
So, you really want to know what I think of this excuse for a novel? Ok. But it's not gonna be pretty. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars What's up with Lillian
This book was great, I felt so much sorrow for Lillian! But then I just found out... that is Grandmother Culter? The cold hearted woman you read about in the Dawn books? Read more
Published on Jul 17 2002 by Courtney A. Braddock

5.0 out of 5 stars Results of Not Listening
I have borrowed this book three times from the library and it is mine now. It is a very good story about what happens when people refuse to listen to others. Read more
Published on Jul 15 2002 by eliza19922001

1.0 out of 5 stars Revolting
The rape scene between Lillian and her father/uncle is one of the most horrible things I have ever read. Read more
Published on Dec 6 2001 by Alice Fielding

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Mystery!
I have only read the first 6 chapters so far, but I think that is is an excellent book. It is all about a family and troubles that come with being in a rich family and how there... Read more
Published on April 30 2001 by Jess

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Ever
I read this story because I liked the plot on the back.

This is a story of a girl named Lillian and through her life many things happen. Read more

Published on Mar 31 2001 by Sarah

4.0 out of 5 stars Echoes
I have read most the VC Andrew family series (Dollanganger, Casteel, Cutler, Landry...) and they pretty much go downhill. Read more
Published on Nov 11 2000 by Isabelle Archer

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