Pearl in the Mist [Import] [Paperback]

VIRGINIA ANDREWS (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD; New Ed edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671719068
• ISBN-13: 978-0671719067
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Second Book in the Landry Family Series, April 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Landry Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Pearl in the Mist," the second book in the Landry family series, is a lot like "Dark Angel" from the Casteel series. In this book, 17-year-old Ruby Landry/Dumas is sent to an all girls private boarding school (Greenwood) in Baton Rouge with her recently crippled twin sister, Gisselle Dumas. As usual, Ruby is mistreated by authority figures, such as the headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood, who's in cahoots with Ruby's mean-spirited stepmother, Daphne. Ruby is also regarded as her sister's keeper and punished for the things Gisselle does. While Gisselle is the spoiled, mean twin, I liked her at times more than Ruby in this book. She was outspoken and funny for the most part, though she oftentimes went overboard to get attention, like how she humiliates one of Ruby's biracial friends at a dance.

Ruby, once again, isn't short for romance in this book, even while at an all girls school. She meets a 30-year-old blind pianist (Louis Turbull), who is the grandson of one of the school's matriarchs. And on the side is Gisselle's ex/Ruby's current boyfriend, Beau Andreas, with martyr-like Paul Tate lurking somewhere in the background until later in this book/series.

Though Ruby has her peaks at Greenwood--meeting Louis, perfecting her painting, and making friends with a quadroon, Abby Tyler--she is devastated when her father dies of a heart attack, leaving her and Gisselle in the bitter hands of their stepmother. This little drama continues in the next book, "All That Glitters," and wraps up in the final two: "Hidden Jewel" and "Tarnished Gold." While the Landry series isn't my favorite, it's still one of the ghostwriter's (Andrew Niederman) better series and worth reading if you're a V. C. Andrews fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book inspired me to read all the other VCA novels, March 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Landry Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the VC Andrews book I read ever and at the time I didn't even know the woman or that she was dead. This was a very good book taking place in New Orleans during the early to mid 60s. The characters are unforgettable and adults can get into the VC Andrews earlier books as oppose to the later teeny bopper ones that just have her name on the book. Good for Ruby for having to put up with sister Giselle and stepmom Daphne after the father is dead. Kind of reminds you of Cinderella but with a sick twist. Ruby also runs away back to her hometown to have her baby and part of that has to do with the title of the book. That was wimpy of Beau to run off after Ruby gets pregnant by him but he makes up for it in the later books. The ghostwriter did a very good job with this novel with the help of VC Andrews touch.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Patience is a virtue, March 12, 2000

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Daisha-Ann Kamalo (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Landry Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is all about one who has to endure a lot over many changes that takes her away from the little that she had. Her love, her father, her uncle and her new home that she loved. With her sister being as cruel it didnt make it any easier. This book just says that you have to wait and be patient. Though it may be fustrating more then half the times you have to see it throught. Dont run away, face it! If you read this book you will see that there are many fights fought by us everyday. Its up to us to make tommorow better then yesterday and today. Read it and you'll see that patience is a virtue that everyone dosent want but in the end you'll see that you have gone far. Just like she did. It might not be what and how you wanted it. The main thing is to make the best of it and dont lose hope.