{"product_id":"pearl-in-the-mist-9781982150549","title":"Pearl in the Mist","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most popular storytellers of all time, V.C. Andrews (\u003ci\u003eFlowers in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Sweet Audrina\u003c\/i\u003e) continues an engrossing saga of psychological suspense with this second book of the Landry Family series--s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoon to be a Lifetime movie  Fate has whisked Ruby away from a simple life in the Louisiana Bayou but her new riches bring more treachery than happiness in this unputdownable and darkly evocative novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven a year removed from living in the bayou, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of her family's New Orleans mansion. She rejoices in the love of the father she had never known, even as true happiness remains as elusive as swamp mist. Her stepmother sneers at her backwater upbringing, and while discovering she has a twin sister should be a cause for joy, Gisselle has greeted Ruby with nothing but a bitter heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ruby's father chooses an idyllic boarding school for his daughters' senior years, a fresh start with Gisselle seems possible. But Ruby's kind isn't welcome at Greenwood, and the legendarily strict headmistress plots with her stepmother to make life miserable. Worse, with her twin on a mission to break every school rule, Ruby is left to suffer the humiliating punishments. So when a terrible tragedy leaves Ruby alone in a world that never really wanted her, only her Cajun strength can give her daring escape plan any hope of success. The weather on the bayou was nothing compared to the storm about to tear through her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of \u003ci\u003eFlowers in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, first in the renowned Dollanganger family series, which includes \u003ci\u003ePetals on the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf There Be Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGarden of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e. The family saga continues with \u003ci\u003eChristopher's Diary: Secrets of Foxworth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristopher's Diary: Echoes of Dollanganger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSecret Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShadows of Foxworth \u003c\/i\u003eas part of the fortieth anniversary celebration. There are more than ninety V.C. Andrews novels, which have sold over 107 million copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five foreign languages. Andrews's life story is told in \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Beyond the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e. Join the conversation about the world of V.C. Andrews at Facebook.com\/OfficialVCAndrews.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372018798866,"sku":"9781982150549","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15910955-1d54-42ad-bea4-0f16c5195b9b.jpg?v=1728543202","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pearl-in-the-mist-9781982150549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}