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Casteel #1-5
V C Andrews (Complete Set Casteel Series) (5) Web of Dreams ~ Gates of Paradise ~ Fallen Hearts ~ Dark Angel ~ Heaven
Deze serie (omnibus) bevat 5 boeken namelijk:
- Hemel zonder engelen (Heaven)
- De duistere engel (Dark Angel)
- De gevallen engel (Fallen Hearts)
- Een engel voor het paradijs (Gates of Paradise)
- De droom van een engel (Web of Dreams)
Contains:
Bevat: Hemel zonder engelen. - Vert. van: Heaven. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1985. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1985 ; De duistere engel. - Vert. van: Dark angel. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1986. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1987 ; De gevallen engel. - Vert. van: Fallen hearts. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1988. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1988 ; Een engel voor het paradijs. - Vert. van: Gates of paradise. - New York : Pocket Books, 1989. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1989 ; De droom van een engel. - Vert. van: Web of dreams. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1990. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1990
- Hemel zonder engelen (Heaven)
- De duistere engel (Dark Angel)
- De gevallen engel (Fallen Hearts)
- Een engel voor het paradijs (Gates of Paradise)
- De droom van een engel (Web of Dreams)
Contains:
Bevat: Hemel zonder engelen. - Vert. van: Heaven. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1985. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1985 ; De duistere engel. - Vert. van: Dark angel. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1986. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1987 ; De gevallen engel. - Vert. van: Fallen hearts. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1988. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1988 ; Een engel voor het paradijs. - Vert. van: Gates of paradise. - New York : Pocket Books, 1989. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1989 ; De droom van een engel. - Vert. van: Web of dreams. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1990. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1990
- GenresYoung Adult
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First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
V.C. Andrews
369 books8,951 followersBooks published under the following names - Virginia Andrews, V. Andrews, Virginia C. Andrews & V.C. Endrius. Books since her death ghost written by Andrew Neiderman, but still attributed to the V.C. Andrews name
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
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June 14, 2014
Ever since I was a little girl, acquiring reading as my past-time, as I begin to mature, V. C. Andrews was THE author that I absolutely loved to read. The suspense, mystery, and drama of her books would have me mesmerized and I would eagerly recommend them to my friends. I would still recommend them now because V. C. Andrews definitely knows how to paint vivid pictures with words and entertain the mind.
April 11, 2017
This is overall a solid series, particularly the first two books. I might give this series 5 stars, but unfortunately the real author died before she finished Fallen Hearts, and a ghostwriter took over for the rest of the series. He did a decent job in some places, but the last 3 books are definitely weaker than their predecessors. Nonetheless, it's an enjoyable series.
August 10, 2008
zoals ik eerder al zei de mooiste serie.
November 6, 2012
I read this series years ago and couldn't put them down.
February 19, 2018
Drama, drama, drama. Her books are always about a teenage girl growing up im.poverty to discovery she is from a rich family. V.C. Andrew books are usually five books in a series. I've read so many series and they were so intriguing. lots of drama.
August 11, 2019
This novel was okay, not the best that I have read but definitely not the worst. I enjoyed this book for the majority of the storyline but towards the end I felt it was too drawn out. I wish they could have wrapped it up a little sooner, I feel like it would have worked out better.
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December 30, 2016Great book the plot twist was really when Heaven's adoptive father did things with her!
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April 30, 2025
I have read the series twice over 20 plus years. It's been too long to write any detail, but I have no hesitation in recommending this series to others. It has hope, sadness, mystery, deceit, perseverance, and the unknown. Maybe I like it because I read it in my 'coming of age' years, and maybe not. I just know I'm ready to read them again.
January 9, 2022
Probably the most hauntingly good series I’ve read
February 10, 2023
My all time favorite series, I have read these books so many times.
December 5, 2014
one of the best, most loved series/authors of all time. V.C. Andrews books are something so easily recognizable and new books continue to evolve to go with the times and bring in a whole new generation of loving readers
November 29, 2014
v.c. andrews books are all absolutely amazing and very easily distinguishable from any other authors. i love the darkeness, secrets, lies, very addicting, i have almost every single book!
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