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The Unwelcomed Child
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Cottle
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
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- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne, Rebekkah Ross
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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1 out of 5 stars
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what a waste: time and money
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Ever since Fern could remember, she and her mother have lived as servants in Wyndemere House, the old Gothic mansion of the Davenport family. She may have been a servant, but Fern developed a sweet friendship with Dr. Davenport's son, Ryder, and she was even allowed free range of the estate. But Dr. Davenport has remarried, and his new wife has very different ideas about a servant's place. Yet, for all her wrath, the cruel woman cannot break the mysterious bond between Ryder and Fern.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not enthralling
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-12-16
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- 40th Anniversary Edition
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- Length: 15 hrs
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They were a perfect and beautiful family - until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BEWARE OF FORWARD - SPOILER
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- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, like he promised. She holds out hope even as the hours pass and the station grows dark. When a strange old woman with a large umbrella approaches and inquires about her situation, Saffron doesn’t immediately trust the imposing do-gooder, but with the chances of her father returning growing ever slimmer, she agrees to rest at the old woman’s house. Her stay was supposed to be for a few minutes, but Saffron soon realizes she has been confined to a house of dark secrets.
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Audrina fiercely desired to be as good as her sister. She knew her father could not love her as he loved that other girl, for her sister was so special, so perfect - and dead. Upstairs in a locked room awaited her sister's clothes and dolls, her animals and games - and her sacred rocking chair. Now Audrina will rock and rock and rock to reclaim all of her gone sister's special gifts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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vc Anderson a goat
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The Mirror Sisters
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- Written by: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Alike in every single way...with one dark exception. As identical twins, their mother insists that everything about them be identical: their clothes, their toys, their friends...the number of letters in their names: Haylee Blossom Fitzgerald and Kaylee Blossom Fitzgerald. If one gets a hug, the other must, too. If one gets punished, the other must be, too.
Written by: V. C. Andrews
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Christopher's Diary: Secrets of Foxworth
- Written by: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne, Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
Jealousy, tragedy, survival, and revenge - the discovery of Christopher’s diary in the ruins of Foxworth Hall brings new secrets of the Dollanganger family to light and obsesses a new generation. With Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind both now major Lifetime TV events, this first new addition to the Dollanganger story in nearly 30 years is a timely look at the events in the attic - from teenage Christopher’s point of view.
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1 out of 5 stars
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what a waste: time and money
- By Christine on 2021-05-18
Written by: V. C. Andrews
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House of Secrets
- A Novel
- Written by: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
Ever since Fern could remember, she and her mother have lived as servants in Wyndemere House, the old Gothic mansion of the Davenport family. She may have been a servant, but Fern developed a sweet friendship with Dr. Davenport's son, Ryder, and she was even allowed free range of the estate. But Dr. Davenport has remarried, and his new wife has very different ideas about a servant's place. Yet, for all her wrath, the cruel woman cannot break the mysterious bond between Ryder and Fern.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not enthralling
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-12-16
Written by: V. C. Andrews
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Flowers in the Attic
- 40th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Gillian Flynn - foreword, V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Mena Suvari, Gillian Flynn - foreword
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 147
They were a perfect and beautiful family - until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BEWARE OF FORWARD - SPOILER
- By Meredith on 2021-05-21
Written by: Gillian Flynn - foreword, and others
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The Umbrella Lady
- Written by: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, like he promised. She holds out hope even as the hours pass and the station grows dark. When a strange old woman with a large umbrella approaches and inquires about her situation, Saffron doesn’t immediately trust the imposing do-gooder, but with the chances of her father returning growing ever slimmer, she agrees to rest at the old woman’s house. Her stay was supposed to be for a few minutes, but Saffron soon realizes she has been confined to a house of dark secrets.
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- Written by: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally! I have been waiting for this Audiobook!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mayfair Cummings is young, beautiful, and brilliant. But her intelligence makes her the outcast of both the private school she attends and the broken family she hopes to salvage. When she catches the eye of both a popular senior and her handsome English teacher, not even her brilliant mind can help her navigate the explosive new relationships she is forming or a scandal that is brewing....
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Publisher's Summary
Elle Edwards, who has been told she's a product of her mother's sinful mistake, has never gone to school, never met a teenager her own age, never even been allowed off her grandparents' property. Convinced that their granddaughter is infected with evil, Myra and Prescott Edwards believe that only the harshest child-rearing methods will prevent Elle from becoming an instrument of the devil. When Elle's mother finally returns home and tells a different story of her daughter's conception, Elle worries her grandparents are right. But with the help of a handsome boy vacationing nearby, Elle is finally about to discover the truth about her past....
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- A. Smith
- 2019-11-25
I wanted it to be better.
I really loved all my VC. Andrews books as a teen to adult. I can read them over and over and still love them like I never have.
The ghostwriter who took over really didn't do enough research on the previous series that VC Andrews actually wrote. The style doesn't match, and the writing is redundant.
If you are a true fan, please don't buy this book. I would love more books in VC Andrews' style. I will keep trying, but I'm losing hope. This is the third I've tried since VC Andrews passed.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Ashley
- 2021-03-29
What happened to VC Andrews?
This book was highly disappointing. I grew up reading these books and they always had a twist, mystery, intrigue but this was as boring as they come. Total waste.
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7 people found this helpful
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- DandridgeMom
- 2014-08-31
Loved the narrator
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Energetic voice but did not sound as if she was on speed. Also did not try to fake a male voice
If you could rename The Unwelcomed Child, what would you call it?
The Hidden Child
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- Lin-Lori
- 2021-03-19
Wish it would continue
I really enjoyed The Unwelcomed Child. The narration was superb; all the voices were certainly imaginative. I really learned to love Elle and would love to see what happens in her future. How anyone who like VC Andrew books was disappointed, I’ll never know 🤷♀️
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- CAK
- 2019-09-30
Disappointing
At first the book had me hooked. Then it turned into predictable book writing. All the characters end up being this wonderful people- So not VC Andrew's. The performance was mediocre and I wanted to like this book so much. I'm sad I wasted my time. The ending felt rushed.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Janet
- 2018-08-25
started slow
started slow almost gave up on it but it did get better just need to struggle thru the beginning
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- horseofadifferentcolor
- 2014-09-27
Not much here...
What would have made The Unwelcomed Child better?
200 less pages!
Has The Unwelcomed Child turned you off from other books in this genre?
Not at all. There is something very gothic and old fashioned about the way V. C. Andrews's books play out, even if it isn't really her anymore. It's a modern-ish story with a 100 year old feel if that makes sense. It's quite charming!
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
There was not much I cared for in the performance. Ms. Cottle sounded like a high schooler being asked to read aloud in English class. There was very little inflection and everything seemed to run together in a monotone. The voices, while uninteresting, were at least infused with some decent acting, which saved things somewhat, but over all, I'd have to say, boring, boring, boring. I'd probably not listen to anything narrated by her again. However, the material could also have been the problem. Perhaps she didn't really have writing that would let her stretch her wings.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Unwelcomed Child?
Everything written under the V. C. Andrews name in the last 15 years seems full of boring details that don't advance the story. Series could be condensed into half their length and this book alone should have been a novella. I couldn't care less about the long conversations about nothing that Elle has with Mason and Claudine. The prologue and first chapter are nearly interchangeable and cover the same information over and over and over. Perhaps physically reading the book would have helped, but the narrator just made me extra bored. Nothing picked up and got interesting until the last handful of chapters. I don't feel the payoff really made the whole book worth listening to. The older books are MUCH better!!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
- Tara Lemus
- 2018-09-29
amazing
This story is truly amazing as are all VC. Andrews books.
My favorite part was when El and her friends went to Albany to see her father.
The narrative was well read
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-09-12
Loved it!
Enjoyed this book very much. I loved how it ended. definitely would recommend it to friends.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Tarah Majors
- 2023-08-28
Refund??
I LOVE the Audible app. I love listening to good books almost as much as reading them. I may be a narrator snob… I’m not sure, but if the narrator isn’t appealing to me, the book is hard to listen to. This narrator was the worst I have EVER listened to on any app. I just don’t… I finished the book because I’m no quitter(🤣😳😅), but every listen felt like I was punishing myself. Even if the narration had been fabulous, the plot was just bland…. This is a definite SKIP.
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