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by Virginia Andrews (Author) "When I was a little girl, I believed that people could get what they wished for if they wished hard enough and long enough and..." (more)
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This latest posthumous best seller by the prolific Andrews follows All That Glitters (Pocket, 1995).
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Melody Logan knew her beautiful mother, Haille, was unhappy in their hardscrabble mining town....

But with her wonderful father's unwavering love, Melody always felt safe -- until a dreadful mine accident ripped her from her family's moorings.

She was still devastated by her father's death when she left West Virginia with Haille to follow her mother's dream of becoming a model or actress. But first they stopped in Cape Cod to visit her father's family at last.

Melody knew only that her grandparents had disowned their son when he married Haille -- just because she was an orphan, her mother said. Yet moments after Melody first laid eyes on dour, Bible-spouting Uncle Jacob, nervous Aunt Sara, and her cousins -- handsome Cary, whose twin, Laura, had been killed recently in a sailing accident, and sweet, deaf little May -- Haille announced that Melody was to live with them.

Sleeping in Laura's old room, Melody was awash in a sea of grief and confusion, with only her beloved fiddle to comfort her. Then Cary revealed the truth he'd gleaned about her parents -- a sad shocking story that only puzzled her more. Melody knew nothing of the dark deceptions that would soon surface...the devastating betrayals she would face before she glimpsed the faint, beckoning lights of a safe harbor....

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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When I was a little girl, I believed that people could get what they wished for if they wished hard enough and long enough and were good enough, and although I'm fifteen now and long ago stopped believing in things like the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny, I never completely stopped believing there was something magical in the world around us. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars this book is awesome, April 25 2004
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This review is from: Melody (Mass Market Paperback)
this is a compelling book with lots of great surprises. Here is a summary that won't give away TOO much. Melody lived with her mom and dad in a trailer park in west virginia. melody is devastated when she finds out that her dad died in a coalmining accident. Her mom is not one to grieve, so she quickly picks up a new man. She drops melody off at a relatives house at the cape while she goes off to try to be a model and actress. Melody is welcomed by her aunt sara and cousin may. She is not welcomed though by her uncle jacob and other cousin cary. She soon finds out that that family is also grieving over their daughter/sisters death. after many exciting events melody really unravels the truth about her real family's past. She has many adventures with her cousin Cary, finding out that the Cape isn't the "perfect paradise". I think this was one of her best books for it was greatly written and had a interesting story line. I could hardly put the book down. If you read this series, I would also reccommend the Dollanganger series. The plot is very exciting, maybe even more so than this one. It is about a mother who tries to get money from her parents, but to do so she must lock up her 4 children in the mansion's attic. It was a great, captivating story, and I would highly reccommend it to all V.C Andrews readers, and also others. She is a fabulous author with great ideas for her books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AWSOME, Feb 10 2004
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I liked this book it was GOOD! I thought it wasn't the best but that dosen't keep it from becoming VERY GOOD! This book seems either you love it or you hate it!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, not the best, Dec 2 2003
This review is from: Melody (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm a V.C. Andrews fan so I have read most of her books. Of all the books I have read, I like this series the least. Melody comes off as this immature, whiny, childish character who falls apart at the first sign of conflict. Her cousin Cary acts like a whipped dog pining away in his obsession over his dead sister. The storyline is okay, but varies little from V.C. Andrews' other books. I would recommend reading Heaven and the rest of the Casteel series instead, at least the characters in that series are actually likeable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars uh huh another great book
awesome Book deserving of a award winning medal
Published on April 17 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Is This Book Stupid? Aye
Let's see. We have a young female protagonist with a beautiful, yet extremely selfish mother who abandons her to chase her little pipe dreams. Sound familiar. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling
Not as good as My Sweet Audrina or Flowers in the attic, but the most original since Dawn. A good read, with a sad yet happy disposition.
Published on Nov 4 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars SOS - SAME OLD STORY, STANDARD OBVIOUS SCRIPT
Another tired installment featuring a talented, long haired protagonist who is a daddy's girl. Another irresponsible, flighty mother, close relationship with a brother figure,... Read more
Published on Jul 29 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars What secrets lie in Melody's past?
Melody lives a quiet life in a coal mineing town. She's not rich but she has a good family life. But when tragedy strikes her life she's torn out of her town and forced to drvie... Read more
Published on Jul 2 2001 by Nancy E.

4.0 out of 5 stars Logan Series
I enjoy V.C Andrews books and have read most of them, but I am having a little trouble knowing which book read first in the Logan series before I read the next one. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2001 by lauridsl

2.0 out of 5 stars WHY???......
I love V.C. Andrews books. She is a great author, and I want to know why she did this. The book was ok, but it rambled on for 5 whole books, when it could have been two. Read more
Published on May 21 2001 by Melissa W.

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
When I start reading VC Andrew's books, I find it difficult to put them down. Her stories make me want to finish the whole book. Read more
Published on April 17 2001 by KC

5.0 out of 5 stars Really cool book
I liked this book cuz it had a lot of suspense, and I read it non stop until I was done (3 hours) I finished the series cuz I loved it so much. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2000 by Chris

3.0 out of 5 stars i just wish you would change
you know i really love vc.andrews series,but it seems as though this ghostwriter uses the same storyline. Read more
Published on May 1 2000 by waleska

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