Books like Black cat by V. C. Andrews
Celeste has spent years masquerading as her deceased twin brother, Noble, to endure the strict, spiritually obsessed demands of her widowed mother. The identity she has adopted becomes a shelter, but it also erodes her own sense of self. Her only solace is the love she has for her infant daughter, Baby Celeste. When her mother marries a kind neighbor, old secrets and unseen enemies resurface, compelling Celeste to finally reveal her true identity and fight to keep her family safe.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: V. C. Andrews
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