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Christie Cutler has been raised in a loving home in Cutler's Cove, yet a looming cloud hovers over the family, rooted in a troubled history. She finds refuge in her stepbrother Gavin, whose presence steadies her.
A harsh night brings shocking discoveries: her uncle Philip’s strange affection toward her mother and his unsettling gaze at Christie. Following these revelations, Christie flees to New York City, where she encounters her estranged father and learns of the plantation called The Meadows, tied to her birth.
In Gavin’s arms, Christie briefly tastes true love, but the dark secrets of The Meadows threaten to tear them apart. As ancestral curses loom, she must break the cruel bonds of her past and confront the forces that have haunted Cutler’s Cove for generations.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Horror/Gothic Horror
Authors: V. C. Andrews
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