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RUBY is the deput of a thrilling new V.C. Andrews series…a spellbinding tale set in the Louisiana bayou, where an innocent young girl discovers the dark legacy of her family’s tainted past—and the forbidden passions of yesterday that are hers to pay for, time and time again…
Growing up in the heart of Cajun country, the only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmere Catherine, and Grandpere Jack, a drunken outcast who lives alone in a shack in the swamp. With her work as a spiritual healer and her handicrafts, Grandmere sees to it that she and Ruby lack nothing essential, and their simple home is happy and secure. Although thinking about her mother and father—a woman whose tombstone is engraved with the date of Ruby’s birth, and a man who’d passed through the bayou and doesn’t even know she exists—often makes her feel as mournful as the wind sighing through the Spanish moss, Ruby is grateful for all she has. Her life is filled with hope and promise..especially when Ruby’s attraction for handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a mysterious, wonderful love.
Even as Paul’s wealthy parents forbid hi to associate with a poor Landry, Ruby dreams of the day they’ll share a home filled with laughter, love, and family. But Grandmere urges her to follow her dream to become a great painter—and foresees a time when Ruby will leave the bayou and be surrounded…
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Familia, Family, Ficción, Fiction, Girls, Families, Suspense fiction, Romantic suspense novels, Romantic suspense fiction, fathers and daughters, family life, English fiction, Fiction, horror, Landry family (fictitious characters), fiction, Louisiana, fiction, Fiction, romance, suspense, Large type books, George Felse (Fictitious character), Police, Social conflict, Man-woman relationships, Betrayal, Romans en novellen ; vertaald, collectionid:vcaldPeople
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2021-03, Pocket Books
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2017-07, Pocket Books
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2003, Pocket Books
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1997-08, France Loisirs
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1994, Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
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1994-02, Pocket Books
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In the heart of the bayou, Ruby Landry lives a simple, happy life. But innocence can't last forever....
The only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmère Catherine, a Cajun spiritual healer, and her drunken, outcast Grandpère Jack. Although thinking about her dead mother and mysterious father sometimes makes her feel as mournful as the wind sighing through the Spanish moss, Ruby is grateful for all she has. Her life is filled with hope and promise... especially when her attraction for handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a mysterious, wonderful love. But Paul's wealthy parents forbid him to associate with a poor Landry, and Grandmère urges her to follow her dream of becoming a great painter, foreseeing a time when Ruby will be surrounded with riches in the dazzling city of New Orleans! Yet she cannot know how close that uncertain future looms....
In a faded photograph, Ruby glimpses for the first time the image of her father -- and learns of a shameful deception and a shocking scheme of blackmail that now must come to light. Stunned by these revelations, she is devastated when Grandmère dies, leaving her to seek out her father in his vast New Orleans mansion. There, in a house of lies, madness, and cruel torment. Ruby clings to her memories of Paul to keep her heart alive. For only their love can save her now....
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