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 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...
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...
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Hardback Editions
April 1994 : Hardback
| Title: Darkest Hour (Windsor Selections) Author(s): Virginia Andrews ISBN: 0-7451-7662-3 / 978-0-7451-7662-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Darkest Hour Author(s): V. C. Andrews ISBN: 0-8161-5875-4 / 978-0-8161-5875-1 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Darkest Hour Author(s): Virginia Andrews ISBN: 0-671-71837-1 / 978-0-671-71837-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Darkest Hour (Cutler) Author(s): V.C. Andrews ISBN: 0-671-75933-7 / 978-0-671-75933-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Atria Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Darkest Hour (The Cutler Family Series) Author(s): Virginia Andrews ISBN: 0-7434-4024-2 / 978-0-7434-4024-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1995 : Paperback
| Title: Darkest Hour (Cutler Family) Author(s): Virginia Andrews ISBN: 0-671-85217-5 / 978-0-671-85217-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1995 : Paperback
| Title: Darkest Hour 10 Copy Shrink Author(s): Andrews New Virginia ISBN: 0-671-85858-0 / 978-0-671-85858-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 1994 : Paperback
| Title: Darkest Hour Author(s): V. C. Andrews ISBN: 0-8161-5876-2 / 978-0-8161-5876-8 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1994 : Paperback
| Title: DARKEST HOUR Author(s): VIRGINIA ANDREWS ISBN: 0-671-71841-X / 978-0-671-71841-1 (USA edition) Publisher: SIMON SCHUSTER (TRADE DIVISION) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1993 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Darkest Hour (Cutler Family) Author(s): V.C. Andrews ISBN: 0-671-75932-9 / 978-0-671-75932-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Darkest Hour (Cutler Family) Author(s): VC Andrews ISBN: 0-7531-1776-2 / 978-0-7531-1776-7 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
June 1993 : Turtleback
| Title: Darkest Hour Author(s): V. C. Andrews ISBN: 0-606-05225-9 / 978-0-606-05225-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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