The Umbrella Lady

By: V.C. Andrews

Narrated by: Emily Lawrence

An abandoned young girl finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious woman who is not quite what she seems in this atmospheric and unputdownable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic—now a popular Lifetime movie.

Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, little Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just 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 inquiries 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, hours at most, but soon, Saffron soon realizes she has been confined to a house of dark secrets and is now at the mercy of the enigmatic Umbrella Lady. One minute grandmotherly and the next wickedly cruel, she shears Saffron’s hair, burns all the clothes she had in her suitcase, and pretends that the photo of a young girl hanging on her bedroom wall is no one in particular. When strange letters arrive from Saffron’s father, claiming that he will send for her shortly, hope returns to her young heart. But Saffron soon discovers that those who claim to love you will often hurt you the most.

Loved it ..

Even had a classic v.c. andrews twist .I haven't seen such a clean clearly written book in ages. now I'm off to see what else is new with v.c. Andrews.....

Too Slow in the Beginning

The overall story line is fairly good, just seemed that there was too much time spent in the beginning about a few days period of time that became redundant after a while.

I like the ladies voice it really put me in vision of the story wanting more.

There was nothing that I didn’t dislike about the story, or the way the lady had presented it, which is why I purchased the next book even though I didn’t like how VC Andrews ended it.

Reminded me of others by the author.

Looking forward to moving forward in the series. Rinded me of many others by the author, though I know now it is a ghost writer.

Good Book

I loved the book. I have read all of her books. I have loved all of them.