V. C. Andrews: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Virginia Cleo Andrews was born on June 6, 1924, in Portsmouth, Virginia..." (more)
Key Phrases: Foxworth Hall, Garden of Shadows, Malcolm Foxworth (more...)

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“...the first full-length study of the work of gothic novelist Andrews, who specializes in creating female adolescent characters caught between childhood and adulthood confrontations and conflicts. Many high school teens and adults are enthusiasts of the Andrews style of writing: this thus provides a contemporary and meaningful literary analysis and criticism of a popular author and may appeal to readers of light fiction who can use it to understand the basics of both Andrews' writings and the intentions of literary analysis and criticism. High school collections in particular will want to include this on their shelves.”–The Midwest Book Review

“Because it features bestselling authors who have not received book-length, academic literary analysis, this series fills a niche for researchers of popular fiction. Recommended.”–The Book Report

Product Description

This is the first full-length study of the work of gothic novelist V.C. Andrews. Andrews's ability to create adolescent characters who are caught uncomfortably between childhood and adulthood has won her millions of teenage readers. She focuses on the female adolescent experience and connects with her readers by creating characters who reflect adolescent struggles, confusion, and pain. Huntley shows that the power of Andrews's novels lies in her creation of an enthralling nightmare world, like a fairy tale gone berserk, in which the young heroine struggles with adolescent fears and frustrations in suddenly dangerous and bizarre domestic settings. Huntley locates the novels in the tradition of the female gothic, which Andrews refashioned into her own brand of gothicism: a blend of the gothic with horror fiction and the fairy tale.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (April 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313294488
• ISBN-13: 978-0313294488
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,598,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars For Andrews' fans, November 7, 1997

By	Thomas Dean Nordlum (Montréal) - See all my reviews

Information on V. C. Andrews is very hard to find, but this book tells all. It openly says who the ghost writer is and talks about which novels were written by Andrews and which were written by him. Recommended to anyone intersted in Virginia Andrews.