The woman beyond the attic : the V. C. Andrews story / Andrew Neiderman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neiderman, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.).

Andrews, V. C.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Women authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Women authors, American.

Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Novelists, American.

Women novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Women novelists, American.

Authors with disabilities--Biography.

Authors with disabilities.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Gallery Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Gallery Books, 2022.

Summary:

"This celebration of the woman who took us to the heights of a secluded attic and the depths of our own dark psyches reveals an intimate portrait of the famously private V.C. Andrews. Best known for her internationally, multi-million-copy bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced a series of increasingly challenging health issues. Yet, once she rose to international literary fame, she prided herself on her intense privacy. Now, The Woman Beyond the Attic aims to connect her personal life with the public novels for which she was famous. Based on Virginia's own letters, and interviews with her dearest family members, her long-term ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman tells Virginia's full story for the first time. Featuring family photos, personal letters, a partial manuscript for an unpublished novel, and more, The Woman Beyond the Attic is perfect for V.C. Andrews fans who pick up every new novel or for fans hoping to return to the favorite novelist of their adolescence. Eye-opening and intimate, The Woman Beyond the Attic is for anyone hoping to learn more about the enigmatic woman behind one of the most important novels of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One First Steps

ch. Two Moving up the Stairway

ch. Three Nearly at the Last Step

ch. Four To the Attic

ch. Five Opening the Attic Door

ch. Six Into the Attic

ch. Seven Living Life in the Attic

ch. Eight Leaving the Attic

ch. Nine Leaving Foxworth Hall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-252) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Neiderman, Andrew, 1940- Woman beyond the attic

ISBN:

9781982182632

1982182636

OCLC:

1259047858