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| Author | V. C. Andrews |
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| Country | United states of america |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic horror |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Publication appointment | 1982 |
| Media type | Impress (Paperback) |
| Pages | 416 p. |
| ISBN | 978-0-671-68286-half dozen |
My Sweet Audrina is a 1982 novel by Five. C. Andrews. It was the only stand-alone novel published during Andrews' lifetime and was a number-1 best-selling novel in Northward America. The story takes place in the Mid-Atlantic United States during the 1960s and 1970s. The story features various subjects, such as breakable bone affliction, rape, posttraumatic stress disorder and diabetes, in the haunting setting of a Victorian-era mansion near the fictitious River Lyle.
Synopsis [edit]
Audrina Adare claims she is vii years one-time when the novel begins, although it is afterwards revealed that Audrina's memory is unreliable. Audrina lives at Whitefern, a Victorian-era mansion, with her father Damian, her mother Lucietta, her aunt Ellsbeth, and her cousin Vera. The family unit takes special care to continue Audrina unaware of precise dates, including that of her ain birthday – fifty-fifty though Audrina knows that she was built-in on the ninth of September, she is ofttimes dislocated nearly the exact passage of time, leading Vera to mock her for being insane. Audrina'southward father, still, is convinced that Audrina "walks in her ain time infinite". Nine years earlier Audrina was born, her elder sister – also named Audrina and also born on September nine – was raped and murdered in the woods on her ninth birthday. Damian tells her stories about his "first and best Audrina" and convinces the younger Audrina that, past a process of self-hypnosis (which includes going into the first Audrina's old bedroom and rocking in her rocking chair), she tin gain all of her memories and become merely every bit beloved and special as the original Audrina, which is what she wants more than anything else in the world.
Audrina lives in virtual isolation, her only real contact with the outside world being her older cousin, Vera, who despises Audrina. Vera claims that Audrina stole her place in Damian's affection and that the "2nd and worst" Audrina volition never be equally special or wonderful as the first and all-time. Vera, a habitual liar and borderline nymphomaniac, proves early on that she will stop at cipher to steal and destroy anything and everything that Audrina loves. Audrina, conversely, is haunted by dreams of her dead sis'due south rape and is terrified of sex and men. Vera has very breakable basic that break easily, and she enjoys playing the convalescent to get Damien'south attention or sympathy. Vera takes great pleasure in taunting Audrina and often claims that she is more loved by Damien than Audrina is.
When she is vii, Audrina meets Arden Lowe and his mother Billie, a former ice skater who is at present an amputee who had lost both her legs. Billie and Arden have moved into the groundkeeper'south cottage in the forest where the first Audrina died. Although she fears the woods, Audrina is willing to brave them to run into Billie and Arden, and gradually, Damian consents to these visits. Meanwhile, Lucietta is pregnant once again. The family unit calls Mrs. Allismore, a psychic, to come and predict the infant'south gender. They are horrified when she predicts the child is neither male nor female, although Vera calmly states that it is fitting that a new "freak" would join the family. On Audrina's ninth birthday, Lucietta (by so 6 months meaning) goes into early labor and dies in childbirth. The babe is a girl named Sylvia.
Lucietta was a great pianist, so to go on her memory alive, Audrina takes piano lessons with Vera at Lamar Rensdale's abode. More than two years after her birth, Sylvia finally comes dwelling from the infirmary, and it is revealed that she is mentally challenged. Audrina is told by her father to take care of Sylvia. Audrina complains to her piano teacher about not being allowed to go to school. He intervenes and she is finally immune to nourish school, with Ellsbeth begrudgingly agreeing to care for Sylvia. A few years subsequently, Audrina discovers that Lamar and Vera are intimately involved, and Vera is meaning. When Vera finds out that Audrina knows about the affair, she angrily confronts and fights with her, and Vera has a miscarriage. The next day, Vera leaves town with Lamar Rensdale. She leaves a note claiming that she is actually Audrina's paternal half-sister, due to an matter that Ellsbeth had with Damian before he met Lucietta. Damian does not deny it and is relieved that Vera has left. Audrina is upset he acted so badly towards his own girl, simply Damian says Vera hates them all and would destroy them, given the chance. Ellsbeth agrees.
Time passes, and shortly after she turns eighteen, Audrina discovers that Damian and Ellsbeth are lovers again. Yet, Ellsbeth threatens to leave Damian because he volition not permit her become and help Vera, who is alone afterwards Lamar Rensdale committed suicide. She and Damian seem to accept resolved things, only the next morning, Ellsbeth is found dead from a mysterious fall down the stairs.
In the confusion post-obit Ellsbeth's death, Audrina elopes with Arden, hoping to escape her controlling father, and taking Sylvia with her. Because she is not prepared for sexual intimacy, however, her wedding night is disastrous. When the newlyweds return from their honeymoon, they observe that Damian has won over Arden's mother and invited her to live with them at Whitefern. He offers Arden a chore at his company since Arden was unable to find work. Audrina is upset at how her begetter manipulates events to go along command over her life, and disappointed that Billie has been tricked by Damian into believing he is wonderful and kind. She wants Billie and Arden to be happy, notwithstanding, then she tries to alive peacefully with everyone. Things seem okay until Vera returns. Damian orders her to leave, but Billie is heart-broken by his cold-heartedness and convinces him to allow Vera stay. Soon later on, Vera tries to seduce Arden.
Later, Audrina (and later Vera) discovers that Billie and Damian have go lovers. Audrina is disgusted and attempts to persuade Billie to leave, saying her male parent only knows how to ruin the lives of the women he loves. Billie says her father has fabricated her feel like a woman once again, and Audrina comes to accept their relationship, but afterwards, Billie (like Ellsbeth) falls downward the stairs and dies. Audrina suspects Sylvia might have pushed Billie, as she e'er liked and wanted the cart that Billie used to get around, but protects Sylvia from accusations past others.
Depressed and disillusioned, Audrina pulls abroad from Arden and Sylvia. During this time, Vera renews her attempts to seduce Arden, and they become involved. At showtime, Audrina does not care, but then her love and sexuality is finally awakened, and she tells Arden that she doesn't want to lose him to Vera subsequently losing so many other things. They spend the start happy night of their marriage together. When she awakens at night to check on Sylvia, she goes into the beginning Audrina's room, and for the first fourth dimension in many years, sits in the rocking chair. She has some clear visions of the twenty-four hours the kickoff Audrina died, which include Arden being at that place in the woods and running away. Confused and upset, she returns to her bedroom to confront Arden, but she is pushed down the stairs by an unseen assailant. She survives, but falls into a coma, during which she can hear and run into others just cannot speak or move herself. She overhears that Vera and Arden are lovers again, with Arden distraught and implying that he needs Vera. Vera tries to convince Arden to disconnect Audrina'due south life-support, saying Audrina will never recover, and she would not want to live like this. With Sylvia'south aid, Audrina awakens and escapes Vera. Her almost-death feel convinces her that she cannot die without learning the secret of the kickoff Audrina.
Audrina is aroused with Arden and wants Vera out of the house. She confronts her begetter and demands he tell her the truth virtually her older sis's decease. Damian relents, confessing that the start Audrina never existed. It was Audrina herself who was gang-raped in the wood. Her father had ever told her she was pure and good, and the rape left her so traumatized that she attempted suicide. In an endeavor to salvage Audrina from herself, Damian subjected her to electro-convulsive therapy, trying to erase her memory of the rape. Seeing his daughter strapped down and subjected to electric shock was too much for Damian, and then he tried to heal her himself. Following Damian's lead, the family tried to convince Audrina that she was two years younger than she really was, and that the rape had been committed non confronting her, simply against an older sister who died before she was built-in. Eventually, the repetition of this story worked, and Audrina believed it, which explains her unreliable retentivity. Since the family deliberately inverse the clocks in the house and ripped off calendar days at random, her sense of time was altered. Equally Audrina listens to her male parent's explanation, she remembers seeing Arden there and realizes he witnessed the rape simply ran away, fearing Audrina's older and stronger assailants. Audrina realized that Arden knew who she actually was all along but kept the secret.
As Damian relays the truth to Audrina, Vera appears in the doorway. Upon seeing Vera, Audrina is flooded with articulate memories of the mean solar day she was attacked and realizes that Vera was the only other person who knew she would exist coming home through the wood that 24-hour interval, and knew how to go to the path. Audrina realizes Vera told the boys where to find her the solar day she was raped. She accuses Vera of acting out of jealousy. Vera denies being involved, only Damian believes Audrina and lashes out at Vera. Vera'due south reaction suggests she is guilty, simply when Damian curses her, she accuses him of never acknowledging her as his daughter and favoring Audrina over her, fifty-fifty though Vera is more like him. She tells Damian that it is his own fault Audrina was raped. Infuriated, Damian rushes at her. When Vera turns to run, she slips and falls down the stairs, later dying from her injuries.
Heartbroken and betrayed, Audrina decides to take Sylvia and leave Whitefern; she is convinced that nothing can flourish in the firm but tragedy. She is willing to leave her father and Arden behind if information technology means escaping her by and the fate of her mother and Vera. Audrina says her final good-byes, only Sylvia refuses to leave. Her sister'southward simple words of "habitation, Audrina, dwelling" end Audrina'south want to take Sylvia away. She tries to leave past herself simply decides to stay and replace the painful memories with new ones that volition be based on honesty and honey. Audrina finally feels like she has become the "get-go" Audrina she ever strived to be.
Characters [edit]
Audrina Adelle Adare: Narrator of the story. Girl of Damian and Lucietta; sister of Sylvia; cousin and one-half-sister of Vera; in love with Arden. She is unable to call back the first seven years of her life simply has psychic visions of her dead sister's life. She is described as sensitive and very beautiful, with violet eyes and long "chameleon" (muddy blonde) hair. Her birthday is September ix, making her a Virgo.
Damian Jonathan Adare: Male parent of Vera, Audrina and Sylvia; husband of Lucietta; brother-in-constabulary of Ellsbeth. He is mysterious, alpine, dark and handsome, a ruthless businessman and overprotective father. He hates Vera, loves Audrina and is clashing towards Sylvia. He fears growing old or losing his power. Women honey him. Men want to exist him.
Lucietta Lana Whitefern Adare: Mother of Audrina and Sylvia; wife of Damian; younger sister of Ellsbeth. Her nickname is Lucky. She is a gifted pianist who gave up a career to marry Damian. She has a eye condition, making her pregnancy with Sylvia one of high risk. She sometimes overindulges in chocolate, bourbon and flirting but means well.
Sylvia Adare: Youngest daughter of Damian and Lucietta; sister of Audrina; half-sister and cousin of Vera. She is born prematurely and mentally disabled. Audrina is the only person who is able to successfully communicate with her. She is described equally being very beautiful, with long "chestnut" (brown) hair and aquamarine optics.
Ellsbeth Whitefern: Female parent of Vera; older sister of Lucietta; aunt of Audrina and Sylvia. Her nickname is Ellie. A former schoolteacher, she used to appointment Damian just he dumped her when she became meaning with Vera, not assertive he was the father, and married Lucietta.
Vera Adare: Daughter of Ellsbeth and Damian; cousin and half-sis of Audrina and Sylvia; lover of Lamar. Vera is described contrarily as conniving and mean all the same delicate and vulnerable to injuries. She has osteogenesis imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease). She has long "apricot" (red) hair, pale skin and nighttime eyes. She is Audrina'due south rival, starting time for Damian'south attention, and then Arden'south. Her birthday is November 12, making her a Scorpio.
Mrs. Allismore: A "psychic" hired, then fired, past Damian.
Mercy Marie: Missing and presumed expressionless, she was Lucietta'south all-time friend. Lucietta and Ellsbeth get drunk and "channel" her spirit during their weekly Tuesday Teatimes.
Arden Nelson Lowe: Just son of Billie Lowe; in love with Audrina. He wants to become an architect only ends up working for Damian. He has dark brown pilus and amber eyes and is vitrify. He is a noble simply gullible human being who lets Audrina down when she needs him most. Therefore, he must ultimately win her back.
Billie Lowe: Mother of Arden. She resembles Elizabeth Taylor. She was an Olympic figure skating champion who lost both of her legs after getting gangrene as a complication from untreated diabetes. She is a friendly, positive person to exist effectually. She becomes a mother figure to Audrina.
Lamar Rensdale: Audrina's and Vera'southward piano teacher. He helps Audrina by disarming her aunt to allow her to go to school. Unfortunately, he becomes involved in an affair with underage Vera, resulting in an unwanted pregnancy.
Trivia [edit]
- The Norwegian band Ancient recorded a song called "Audrina, My Sugariness"[one] on their album Proxima Centauri in tribute to the volume.
- Five. C. Andrews drew inspiration for Vera'due south injuries and the four falls downwardly the stairs from her own autumn down a school staircase and subsequent health problems.
- This book can be seen in the photograph found that possibly documents the abduction of Tara Calico.
- Sydney ring Toys Went Berserk wrote and recorded their first song Audrina in 1986 for their debut album Pieces, a double 12" vinyl recorded and mixed in late 1986 and released in May 1987.
Adaptations [edit]
- In late 2015, information technology was appear My Sweet Audrina would exist adapted into a Lifetime film, starring Bharat Eisley, William Mosley, Seth Isaac Johnson. It aired on January ix, 2016.
Sequel [edit]
- In October 2015 in an interview Andrew Neiderman (the Ghostwriter) announced that he was writing a sequel to My Sweet Audrina, titled Whitefern. This was met with a mixed and mostly unfavorable reaction from Five. C. Andrews' core fans. The sequel was released past Pocket Books July 26, 2016.
References [edit]
- ^ Audrina, My sweet. 8 Oct 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2016 – via YouTube.
External links [edit]
- The Consummate V.C. Andrews
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sweet_Audrina
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