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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, of sunchine and promises, as thrilling as the fairly 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 crust her spirits- untill the day emily reveals the shattering secret of lillians birth, a secret mama sadly cannot deny. still lillian refuses to belive emil'ys hateful claim that she is evil, a curse... even when sweet, gently eugenia loses her fragile hold on life, and mama retreats further into her fatansies. 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 heareth is torn anew when, in a drunken haze, papa subjects her to the most brutal degraation. then papa loses the meadowns in a card game, and lillian is faced with a new terrifying prospect. arrogant, handsome playbow bill cutler will return the plantation- if lillian will marry him! now lillian must leave her girlhood home behind, and make a bold ne beginning as the mistress of a hotel called cutler's cove...

Second best book in the Cutler family series. A must read if you like Andrews' books.

Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of 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 of 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, Pap subjects her to the most brutal degradation. Then Papa loses The Meadows in a card game, and 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 Cautler's Cove...

Cutler Series Book #5

Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of 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. Then Papa loses The Meadows in a card game, and 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...

Growing up on the thriving plantion called the Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest happiest dreams until the day her sister Emily reveals the secret of Lillian's birth.

Growing up on the thriving plantion called the Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest happiest dreams until the day her sister Emily reveals the secret of Lillian's birth.

Not one of my favorites but still good.

Daughter read this one....she says it was a good read.

Last book in the Cutler series

WHAT CAN I SAY, IT IS A V.C.ANDREWS. GREAT STORY.