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April Taylor is a teenage girl who has already endured the loss of her parents and the turmoil of a fractured family. Seeking a new home, she is taken in by a kindly elderly woman and the woman's deaf granddaughter, Echo. As the sisters face outsiders with malicious intentions, April must confront the betrayals of her past and rely on Echo's support to protect herself and embrace her own identity.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: V. C. Andrews
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