Hardcover, 428 pages
English language
Published Nov. 20, 1994 by BCA.
Hardcover, 428 pages
English language
Published Nov. 20, 1994 by BCA.
The debut of a thrilling new Virginia Andrews series, Ruby is a spellbinding tale set in the Louisiana bayou, where an innocent young girl discovers the dark legacy of her family's tainted past, and the forbidden passions of yesterday that are hers to pay for, time and time again.
Growing up in the heart of Cajun country, the only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmere Catherine, and Grandpere Jack, a drunken outcast who lives alone in a shack in the swamp. With her work as a spiritual healer and her handicrafts, Grandmere sees to it that she and Ruby lack nothing essential, and their simple home is happy and secure. Although thinking about her mother and father - a woman whose tombstone is engraved with the date of Ruby's birth, and a man who doesn't even know she exists - often makes her feel mournful, …
The debut of a thrilling new Virginia Andrews series, Ruby is a spellbinding tale set in the Louisiana bayou, where an innocent young girl discovers the dark legacy of her family's tainted past, and the forbidden passions of yesterday that are hers to pay for, time and time again.
Growing up in the heart of Cajun country, the only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmere Catherine, and Grandpere Jack, a drunken outcast who lives alone in a shack in the swamp. With her work as a spiritual healer and her handicrafts, Grandmere sees to it that she and Ruby lack nothing essential, and their simple home is happy and secure. Although thinking about her mother and father - a woman whose tombstone is engraved with the date of Ruby's birth, and a man who doesn't even know she exists - often makes her feel mournful, Ruby is grateful for all she has. Especially when Ruby's attraction for handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a mysterious, wonderful love.
Although Paul's wealthy parents forbid him to associate with a poor Landry, Ruby dreams of the day they'll share a home filled with laughter, love and children. But Grandmere urges her to follow her desire to become a great painter - and foresees a time when Ruby will be surrounded with riches in the dazzling city of New Orleans. She cannot know how close that uncertain future looms...
Ruby is about to discover the shattering truths kept secret by Grandmere for years - the reason why Ruby must abandon Paul Tate, the shocking scheme of blackmail and revenge that forced Grandmere to banish Grandpere Jack to his life of drunken depravity - and, in a faded photograph, Ruby first glimpses the image of her handsome, wealthy father, and learns of a shameful deception that now must come to light.
Then Grandmere succumbs to a sudden illness. Leaving Ruby to seek out her father in his New Orleans mansion. There, in a house of lies, madness and cruel torment, Ruby clings to her memories of Paul to keep her heart alive. For only their love can save her now... --front flap