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WHENEVER THE SUMMER WINDS BLOW I HEAR THE FLOWers whispering, and the leaves singing in the forest, and I see again the birds on wing, the river fish jumping.
Whenever the summer winds blow I hear the flowers whispering, and the leaves singing in the forest, and I see again the birds on wing, the river fish jumping.
WHENEVER THE SUMMER WINDS BLOW I HEAR THE FLOWers whispering, and the leaves singing in the forest, and I see again the birds on wing, the river fish jumping.
About this book
Casteel Family, #1 Of all the folks in the mountain shacks, The Casteels were the lowest -- the scum of the hills. Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face... despite a father meaner than ten vipers... despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes. Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented -- worthy of love and respect. Then Heaven's stepmother ran off, and her wicked, greedy father had a scheme -- a vicious scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the children forever! Deep in Her Heart, Heaven Dreamed.... Pa didn't come home for an entire week. I sat on the porch steps late one night and stared at the stormy sky. There had to be a better place than here for me. Somewhere, a better place. An owl hooted, followed by the howl of a roaming wolf. The autumn wind from the north shrieked and whistled around the forest trees, whipped around the trembling cabin and tried to blow it away.... I stared at the moon -- the same moon that rode high over Hollywood and New York City, London and Paris. Someday I'd like to have a real bed of my own to sleep in, with goosedown pillows and satin comforters. I'd have closets full of new dresses, and shoes by the dozen, in all colors, and I'd eat in fancy restaurants where tall slim candles glowed... but right now I had only a hard cold step to sit on. And tears were freezing on my cheeks and lash…
Themes & subjects
FictionJuvenile audiencepovertyfathers and daughtersfamily problemsdysfunctional families
First published 1985Characters & people
Leigh CasteelHeaven Leigh CasteelLuke CasteelSarah CasteelTom CasteelFanny CasteelKeith CasteelJane CasteelKitty DennisonCal Dennison
Setting
West VirginiaBostonWinnerrow19611965
About the author
V.C. Andrews
6 June 1923 – 19 December 1986
V. C. Andrews - vcandrewsbooks.com **Cleo Virginia Andrews, better known as V. C. Andrews or Virginia C. Andrews, was an American novelist.** She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Andrews died of breast cancer at the age of 63. Andrews' novels combine Gothic horror and family saga, revolving around family secrets and forbidden love, and sometimes include a rags-to-riches story.Wikipedia Born:Cleo Virginia Andrews, Jun 6, 1923, Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. Died:Dec 19, 1986, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. Occupation:Novelist
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