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Darkest Hour

By: V. C. Andrews
Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
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Growing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams...

Lillian's world is full of grand parties, sunshine, and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold, stern Papa and her Bible spouting sister Emily, can crush her spirits—until the day Emily reveals the shattering secret at Lillian's birth, a secret Mama sadly cannot deny.

Still Lillian refuses to believe Emily's hateful claim that she is evil, a curse...even when sweet, gentle Eugenia loses her fragile hold on life, and Mama retreats further into her fantasies. But when tragedy befalls her best friend, the one boy whose tender heart mirrors her own, Lillian comes to believe Emily's grim words. Meekly, she endures her penance, finding a strange solace in the endless repetition of prayers in a room stripped of all comforts. Lillian's heart is torn anew when, in a drunken haze, Papa subjects her to the most brutal degradation. And when Papa loses The Meadows in a card game, Lillian is faced with a new and terrifying prospect. Arrogant, handsome playboy Bill Cutler will return the plantation—if Lillian will marry him! Now Lillian must leave her girlhood home behind, and make a bold new beginning as the mistress of a hotel called Cutler's Cove...

©2011 V. C. Andrews (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio
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I thought the tell of how it all got started was nice however the ending should have gone a bit further to bring it full circle to the beginning of book one. I remain a Fan of this author…..

Intriguing

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I didn't realize I was not reading a series but it didn't matter it was a good read and now I have to read all of them

good book even out of order

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Been a fan for more than 30 years. I have never been bored or let down. Always great stories

Another Great Book

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Great story by a great author but the continued mispronunciation of "Eugenia" killed me every time I heard it. I am truly amazed how some of these narrators go unchecked. To the narrator: It's pronounced "Eugeenia" 😳🙄

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At first, I was not sure if I would like this book as it is told from mean grandmother Cutler’s point of view. Great wrap to the entire series and by far my favorite book in the Dawn series.

Shocking ending

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Too much drama and description with the making love part. Unnecessary. Leave that out next time

Great story

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I love VC Andrews and ghost writers, but i struggled with narration... It sounds like Siri is reading to me.

story is great... narrative sounds robotic

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This wasn't awful, but it was the weakest of the series. It tried really hard to make us feel sorry for Lillian, but I just can't excuse her horrible Behavior in the other books.

it's OK

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I read this series when I was younger. Young Lillian is nice, kind and caring. We don't know the exact dates of when these books happened, but I think there are major historical accuracies. I think Dawn happened in the 1950s or 1960s at the latest. That would have to mean that Eugenia was born well before they knew about Cystic Fibrosis.
It's kind of shocking that the Lillian of this book became the Lillian of Dawn.

It's okay

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I loved this entire series. added to my favorite list. a must read for all the VC Andrew's fans

This whole series is amazing

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