Secrets of the Morning [Hardcover]

V.C. Andrews (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Pocket Books (1979)
• ASIN: B001HDTGZY
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lesser grade of brain heroin, September 15, 2005

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MortensOrchid (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets of the Morning (Cutler Family) (School & Library Binding)

While I read the first book, Dawn, cover to cover, I only skimmed this one and was glad I did. While it covers most of the topics one can expect in a sequel, Dawn should have used her head and avoided a disaster.

Dawn's scheming grandmother has decided to wash her hands of this aweful, dirty little secret she tried to hide by sending her away to an exclusive school for dramatic arts in New York. As it turned out (sorry to reveil things from the first book if no one has read that), Dawn's mother, the twitering bird in a golden cage, had an affair with an entertainer and became pregnant. Fearing the stigma of an illegitimate heir to the family fortune, like in some gothic novel (which this just happens to be), baby Dawn was given away to be raised by another family as theirs. But, as some twist of fate, the illegitimate heir to the throne has resurfaced and now she wants her out of there again. So, off Dawn goes to New York under the false pretense of artistic talent.

Here Dawn meets some handsome Broadway star (who isn't gay! Talk about fiction!) and, quite typically, becomes engrossed, allows herself to be taken advantage of, is abandoned and left carrying her own illegitimate child. Apples don't fall far from the tree, as it seems. It was a disapointment, the story wasn't half as juicy as the first in this series. Of course, this is fiction, and in the real world we would hope that someone can have at least a 50/50 chance of pulling themselves up out of the gutter and not repeating the mistakes their parents made. Had she done the smart thing and not let herself be taken advantage of, there wouldn't be a story.

It has enough dirt to make readers want to read the next in the series, but this reader had already outgrown it and decided not to continue.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dawn is a brat., September 9, 2002

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S. Boisen "jasper243" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of the Morning (Cutler Family) (Mass Market Paperback)

I had read this book quite some time ago, as well as the one after this. However, I needed to go back and read the first three over again before I go read the fourth. So I kind of knew what was going to happen. Dawn really got on my nerves in this book. I got so sick of her whiny attitude. It was either "Oh Jimmy" or "Oh Micheal". I got so sick of her saying it. Boo hoo Dawn. When she was at Miss Emily's she whined about not having any makeup or pretty clothes. When did she get so spoiled and selfish? I don't feel sorry for her at all. She got herself in tha mess because she's an idiot. She wanted nothing to do with Jimmy when she was seeing Michael. But when he's gone it's back to Jimmy again. She sounds like a user to me as well. But these kind of books and characters make VC Andrews as popular as she is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets, indeed, November 20, 2008

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M "CultOfStrawberry" (I wait behind the wall, gnawing away at your reality) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of the Morning (Cutler Family) (Mass Market Paperback)

I rate this book 4.5 out of five stars for a good read. After reading Dawn, I was naturally anxious to see what happened to her afterwards and how she uses the opportunity Grandmother Cutler gives her. However, in her haste to get rid of dawn, Grandmother Cutler does not realize what might happen with sending a young girl to the big city by herself, and quite a few things happen! This book packs quite a few punches, especially the ending where Dawn's paternity is revealed, and Grandmother Cutler's hatred of her now finally reveals the reason behind it. Once you read Darkest Hour - the last Cutler book, the whole series makes much more sense.