Willow (De Beers)

by V.C. Andrews | Women's Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0671039903 Global Overview for this book
Registered by BCinDC of Washington, District of Columbia USA on 1/16/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by BCinDC from Washington, District of Columbia USA on Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Journal Entry 2 by crrcookie at Washington, District of Columbia USA on Sunday, January 16, 2011
I read a different copy of this book in July 2008 and here are the comments I had at that time:

From the back cover:

Wealth. Extravagant parties. Celebrity status. These are things Willow De Beers could only dream of - until now. After discovering deep family secrets in her adoptive father's journal, Willow bids farewell to her North Carolina college town and sets out in search of her birth family amid the ritzy glamour of Palm Beach.

Using an assumed name and pretending to conduct a study of one of the nation's wealthiest communities, Willow takes Florida's gem city by storm and quickly encounters Thatcher Eaton, a young lawyer who sweeps her off her feet. But as Willow spirals into a passionate love affair and becomes intoxicated with the lifestyle of the rich and famous, the dark truth about her birth family threatens her fabulous new life, pushing her to the brink of insanity....




As I was reading this book I thought what a difference from some of the other V.C. Andrews books. There seems to be much less incest and skeletons in the closet than usual. I enjoyed reading about the rich lifestyle in the ritzy Palm Beach area and thought that it was interesting the social aspect of it that Willow uncovers as she pretends to do a study for college.

I should have written these comments before reading the next book in the series but I didn't get to it and was ready to start the next book so my apologies if some of my comments are colored by events in the next book.

I like the characters more in this book than previous series by this author. Although they are obviously fictional in some ways they seem more real. Maybe it is the quiet demeanor and that I am not compelled to hate someone from the very beginning. The characters are not outwardly evil as some of the matriarchs and patriarchs of previous V.C. Andrews series. We'll see if this sentiment lasts throughout the series as more of the events unfold and family history is revealed.

This book will be released at the 2011 BookCrossing Convention.

Released 12 yrs ago (5/21/2011 UTC) at Gaithersburg City Hall Concert Pavilion And Grounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book was one of many leftover after the 2011 BookCrossing Convention in Washington, DC. It is being released to the Gaithersburg Book Festival so it can find a new reader!

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