Into the Woods [Mass Market Paperback]

V.C. Andrews (Author)

Book Description

Series: De Beers Series | Publication Date: December 30, 2002

Her life would never be the same once she ventured...

INTO THE WOODS

The only child of a U.S. naval officer father and a charming mother, Grace Houston is the center of her parents' universe -- until sudden tragedy tears her world apart. Now Grace and her mother, Jackie Lee, move from the naval base in Virginia to ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, to start all over again. It's hard enough being the new girl -- but Grace is enrolled at a prestigious private school where what you wear is more important than who you are. Now her own mother is pressuring her to do whatever it takes to be accepted by the in-crowd. But Grace just wants to close her eyes and disappear....

Soon Jackie Lee marries a sophisticated millionaire, Winston Montgomery, who is her ticket to high society. But happiness once again vanishes into the shadows...and it's not long before the young and dashing Kirby Scott works his way into Jackie Lee's life. He's got his eye on her newly inherited fortune -- and something much more precious: her beautiful, innocent daughter....

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About the Author

One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began her renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The new Delia series begins with Delia's Crossing and will continue in Delia's Heart. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (December 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416526528
• ISBN-13: 978-1416526520
• ASIN: 0743428595
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #621,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began her renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The thrilling new series featuring the March family continues with Scattered Leaves, forthcoming from Pocket Books. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent enough. But when does this take place, January 9, 2003

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"haysfarm" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Woods (Mass Market Paperback)

I finished reading twisted roots and that was entertaining enough for a Vc Andrews novel but then they throw this book in and I'm reading it and isn't Grace supposed to be Hannah's grandmother? Why do they have the internet in her story, and rufies and a Shania Twain song playing on the radio? ... OR, Hannah lives years and years in the future where everything is just the same as now... Former VC Andrews books with the exception of Olivia, which carried writing and attention to detail which was just as bad, attempted to portray the history of a place through various generations of it's inhabitants. The place was a large part of the aptmosphere, whether it is an old plantation "The Meadows" or the wartime bayou add a large part to the story for me, and both the Landry series and the Cutler series was careful to portray a specific time frame. The real VC Andrews of course, was never as careless. Her works were meticulous and original and utterly amazing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does this schmuck know how to research?, February 3, 2005

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Dead Kennedys (Oz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Woods (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, if you do the math, this book should take place in roughly the '70's or so. Here's a little lession for everybody. Before you sit down to write a novel that takes place years and years ago, you do research. If you don't do research, your characters might be listening to Backstreet Boys cds in Ancient Rome or watching Survivor while traveling on the Oregon Trail. When that happens, it is called an ANACHRONISM. Thus, having Grace listen to Shania Twain in the '70's is an ANACHRONISM! Therefore, that makes for a sloppy book that shows the author does not care one whit about it.

Why does the Andrews family keep this guy on? He stinks. Anachronisms galore, shoddy writing, characters nobody cares about or likes, and cliched plots - in short, a book that never even should have made it past the slushpile. But hey, if it had been Joe Writer writing this, it never would have made it past the slushpile. But with a big name splashed all over it, it gets published anyway, even though it's crap.

Good night and happy reading...just don't read this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE GLORY OF THE ORIGINAL V. C. ANDREWS RETURNS!, January 7, 2003

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D. FOXWORTH "foxy" (TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Woods (Mass Market Paperback)

So I am the first person to review this book. In a word - WOW! Into The Woods greatly redeems the V. C. Andrews ghostwriter! This is by far the most comprehensive, well-thought-out, and well written book he has done to date - with the exception of OLIVIA which will always remain one my favorites of the ghostwriter.

I won't recap the book's plot but I instead want to point out Into The Wood's strengths! Most notably, in my opinion, this book plays out over seven or eight years -- not over a very short period of time -- and this is very similar to the original V. C. Andrews books. Also, this is an adult novel written for adult audiences and not just for teenagers - it is mature and is not about a young girl and her young girl school problems. Granted, while there is some of that, most of this story builds towards the climax and the committing of Grace Montgomery to the mental institution that will set everything in motion for the first book in the De Beers series - Willow.

I cannot heartily recommend this book enough for anyone looking to a return of the original V. C. Andrews style. Suspense, intrigue, a young girl, an older man and a betrayal, a mother who becomes increasingly cold and wicked, and a shocking ending including a false pregnancy and a mental institution comittment!

Let's hope this marks a return to the more in-depth books we have known to come and to love from V. C. Andrews and from the ghostwriter. Let's hope it is a preview of the next series or two to come. Is life grand or what? HEARTILY RECOMMENDED IF YOU LOVE V. C. ANDREWS AS MUCH AS I DO!