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Delia #3
Delia's Gift
Hope is shattered...
La esperanza se destruye
No amount of money can keep heartbreak away: Delia Yebarra learned that painful lesson after a boating tragedy ended her fairy-tale romance with Adan Bovia, a wealthy politician's son. But when she discovers she is carrying his child, Delia has no choice but to live under the watchful eye of Adan's powerful father, who blamed Delia for the deadly accident but soon puts her health and the safe delivery of his grandchild above his resentments. Or so Delia believed.
But love brings new life...
Pero el amor sopla una nueva vida
For Adan's father intends to use his connections to blackmail Delia. A cruel nursemaid monitors her every move. And a manipulative schemer orchestrates a reunion with Delia's cousin Edward -- a visit with grave consequences. But after tiny Adan Jr. arrives, Delia is no longer fighting for herself but for everything she ever believed, back when she was a Mexican country girl. Can Delia recapture the innocence of her roots and make a bright future for her family?
La esperanza se destruye
No amount of money can keep heartbreak away: Delia Yebarra learned that painful lesson after a boating tragedy ended her fairy-tale romance with Adan Bovia, a wealthy politician's son. But when she discovers she is carrying his child, Delia has no choice but to live under the watchful eye of Adan's powerful father, who blamed Delia for the deadly accident but soon puts her health and the safe delivery of his grandchild above his resentments. Or so Delia believed.
But love brings new life...
Pero el amor sopla una nueva vida
For Adan's father intends to use his connections to blackmail Delia. A cruel nursemaid monitors her every move. And a manipulative schemer orchestrates a reunion with Delia's cousin Edward -- a visit with grave consequences. But after tiny Adan Jr. arrives, Delia is no longer fighting for herself but for everything she ever believed, back when she was a Mexican country girl. Can Delia recapture the innocence of her roots and make a bright future for her family?
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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V.C. Andrews
370 books9,108 followersBooks published under the following names - Virginia Andrews, V. Andrews, Virginia C. Andrews & V.C. Endrius. Books since her death ghost written by Andrew Neiderman, but still attributed to the V.C. Andrews name
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
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May 11, 2010
This was a very good book, but it aggravated me so much I had to read it faster than normal just to see if there was a happy ending.
Poor Delia goes from living in her obnoxious Aunt's house to Adan's father's mansion. He claims he wants to take care of her since his son was killed and she's carrying his child. He provides her with an on-site nurse (from hell) new maternity clothes, shoes, anything she wants. But she is basically a prisoner in his home. She's not permitted to speak with her cousin Edward or really leave the property. This nurse is someone I'd like to punch in the face because she's so mean.
Once Adan Jr. is born, things go from bad to worse and it all goes back to the nurse. Will Delia get to raise her son, or will she lose everything to Adan's greiving father and the nurse/nanny from hell?
Now I've read every V.C. Andrews book ever written. I'm going through a "what author is just as good as she is" phase. Any suggestions? I've already started and given up on 3 books. I need a good book similar to the Andrews style.
Poor Delia goes from living in her obnoxious Aunt's house to Adan's father's mansion. He claims he wants to take care of her since his son was killed and she's carrying his child. He provides her with an on-site nurse (from hell) new maternity clothes, shoes, anything she wants. But she is basically a prisoner in his home. She's not permitted to speak with her cousin Edward or really leave the property. This nurse is someone I'd like to punch in the face because she's so mean.
Once Adan Jr. is born, things go from bad to worse and it all goes back to the nurse. Will Delia get to raise her son, or will she lose everything to Adan's greiving father and the nurse/nanny from hell?
Now I've read every V.C. Andrews book ever written. I'm going through a "what author is just as good as she is" phase. Any suggestions? I've already started and given up on 3 books. I need a good book similar to the Andrews style.
April 14, 2009
I don't know why I keep reading V.C Andrew books. I guess they are my guilty pleasure.
January 2, 2013
There was no mention on the book sleeve that this was part of a trilogy. So I read this as a standalone. I don't know if I had grown to like the characters, the story would be more bearable. I found it cliched and boring. The writing didn't grip me, and i was not absorbed by the story at all. I lost attention part way through the chapters. If books are going to be sold separate from others in a set, they should be readable on their own. There was no real explaination about Delia's situation, and how she felt. It was like 'this girl is pregnant, her boyfriend died, and the boyfriends dad wants to take control'. I would like to have learnt of the devastation Delia was bound to have felt. Without that, it just seemed flat.
April 6, 2009
Being the end of the series, I was happy to see everything wrapped up, although, a bit too neatly. Like the others, the movement of the story was very paced and didn't really move until the latter part of the book. A good story overall, but I did wonder if the author understood some of the characters since their personality changes at the end seemed a bit contrived.
February 6, 2009
It was about time everyone came around and figured out it was Mrs. Newell. And it was about time Delia's aunt and cousin came around and were nice to Delia.
July 13, 2011
Very good trilogy. Emotional ending but I loved every minute of the books!! I wish it didn't end..
July 31, 2019
Mooie afsluiting van deze serie.
November 4, 2012
Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
DELIA'S GIFT is the final chapter in the saga of Delia Yebarra.
The start of the story finds Delia moving into Adan's home to live with his father until the birth of her child. With Adan gone, Delia's child has brought new hope to Senor Bovio.
Delia is ensconced in the plush room that had belonged to Adan's mother. The room has been untouched since she left. Senor Bovio goes to extreme measures to ensure the health of the baby. He commissions new clothing and shoes for Delia and insists that new pieces are made on a regular basis. He has the doctor come to the house to exam her. And he's hired a nutritionist, Mrs. Newell, to monitor Delia's diet, exercise, and virtually every waking minute.
As the pregnancy progresses, Delia tries to rekindle her relationship with her cousin, Edward. She tries to reach out to her lost love, Ignacio. She meets up with her old friend, Fani, and she struggles with her unease around Mrs. Newell.
But with everything in Delia's life, even her pregnancy and the birth has its problems and more drama ensues. Delia tries to gain control over her situation and her baby, but it may take help from the family that has disowned her.
DELIA'S GIFT is a fitting end to the trilogy. There's the right amount of tension and the logical resolution by the final page. The story was a satisfying read for any fan of the V.C. Andrews legacy.
DELIA'S GIFT is the final chapter in the saga of Delia Yebarra.
The start of the story finds Delia moving into Adan's home to live with his father until the birth of her child. With Adan gone, Delia's child has brought new hope to Senor Bovio.
Delia is ensconced in the plush room that had belonged to Adan's mother. The room has been untouched since she left. Senor Bovio goes to extreme measures to ensure the health of the baby. He commissions new clothing and shoes for Delia and insists that new pieces are made on a regular basis. He has the doctor come to the house to exam her. And he's hired a nutritionist, Mrs. Newell, to monitor Delia's diet, exercise, and virtually every waking minute.
As the pregnancy progresses, Delia tries to rekindle her relationship with her cousin, Edward. She tries to reach out to her lost love, Ignacio. She meets up with her old friend, Fani, and she struggles with her unease around Mrs. Newell.
But with everything in Delia's life, even her pregnancy and the birth has its problems and more drama ensues. Delia tries to gain control over her situation and her baby, but it may take help from the family that has disowned her.
DELIA'S GIFT is a fitting end to the trilogy. There's the right amount of tension and the logical resolution by the final page. The story was a satisfying read for any fan of the V.C. Andrews legacy.
July 18, 2016
This was a good ending to the three book series. I still can't give it a 5 out of 5 though, because some parts were dragging and predictable. I knew right away when Delia had the drug in her system that it was the horrible nurse who had something to do with it. This is one of those books that you know will have a happy ending no matter how much trauma and turmoil the characters have to experience. In the end, people learn their lessons and become more mature and have hope for the future. If this series were to be structured in the same way past series have been structured, such as The Landry series and The Cutler series, it would have been nice to read a fourth and fifth book with Adan Jr's point of view someday. I have always been a big fan of the series that are passed down the family line with the point of view of the main character and then the point of view of the main character's child, or even a prequel involving the main character's ancestors. I miss those series and wish the ghost writer would consider structuring a new series like the older ones.
October 16, 2012
Wow what a great read and the best thing there is three books in this trilogy,such a great finish.A story about little Delia having to go live in another country with family she doesant know after the death of both her parents followed by mi Anabeula.Going from a simple and poor way of life to a selfish rich way of life Delia struggles to get on in such a different way of life.Suffering the cruelty of her cousin Sophia and many others Delias life is a very hard struggle to fit in in the u.s,so much haertache before she truly fits in and is repsected for who she is.Follow Delia through the years of struggle to finally find her place.
June 13, 2020
I did not realise until I read other reviews here, that this was the final part of a trilogy, perhaps why I did not get my head around Delia's family background. Even the name Delia did not strike me as having any Mexican overtones, with Mexico the setting of the book. The development of the plot was so predictable and nasty, overloaded with emotional blackmail. Mrs Newell brought to mind Mrs Danvers in "Rebecca". Apart from a vague interest in Delia, I found none of the characters likeable. I skipped through the second half just to discover the outcome. Not a good read for me. The first and last book I will be reading by this author.
October 3, 2012
i love this whole series so much that i literly took my time reading it so i could never finish it. now it is over and i feel like a part of my life is missing. i think all her books are amazing and i love how some way or another i can connect with it. im so sad. i might as well read it again. delia is so inicent and it makes me feel angry while reading what happends to her but ive been in the same situation where someone thinks your always up to no good when thats no the intention at all. sooo goood.!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 5, 2013
Delia was a dumbshit for most of this book. I was so disappointed because I loved the last one. Has Delia never read an Andrews book!? I predicted everything. I was annoyed because I just wanted things to work out. I hated Fani! Why would you trust her? I actually thought she was working with senor Bovio to make things worst with Delia. I was wrong about that though. The ending saved the book. I wanted a happy ending. One of the better Andrews series of late but still don't like having only 2 or 3 books in the saga.
June 11, 2014
So many surprises
I enjoyed this third book in the series most of all. There is so much suspense to keep one reading and wondering what on earth will happen next. Weaving in the challenges of being an immigrant, and the prejudices that follow, added intrigue I found different from other V.C. Andrews series. A criticism of her books is that the ghostwriter has made them follow too much of a formula. I saw enough similarly to what I enjoy in the various V.C. Andrews tales, but also differences that kept me quite engaged. definitely worth reading the series.
I enjoyed this third book in the series most of all. There is so much suspense to keep one reading and wondering what on earth will happen next. Weaving in the challenges of being an immigrant, and the prejudices that follow, added intrigue I found different from other V.C. Andrews series. A criticism of her books is that the ghostwriter has made them follow too much of a formula. I saw enough similarly to what I enjoy in the various V.C. Andrews tales, but also differences that kept me quite engaged. definitely worth reading the series.
February 22, 2009
This is the final book in Andrew's Delia series. Overall, I enjoyed the story and seeing how the trilogy ends. As with the other two books, I thought this story, and its characters, was worth the read. I think readers will be pleased with the ending, and will enjoy finding out if Delia finds happiness afterall. Although not as enthralling as the origianl works, I would recommend this book to other readers.
December 11, 2012
I really liked this book, although the first in the series was my favorite. I am a die hard V.C. Andrews fan, although this is probably one of the ones written after her death, it's still really good. I loved all of the spanish in it, because i am currently learning spanish, and this really helped me in my reading comprehension skills. I definitely recommend this series to someone, but be warned i thought that the whole idea of the plot gets a smidge stale after a little while.
August 21, 2014
Again I think. .. Poor Delia. She tried so hard to be the good girl she always was but other people sought to corrupt her and she always ends up being blamed for things that aren't her fault.
It was a frustrating series but still a great one to read and I could not put the book down once I started. It took me ages to read as I wasn't reading as much as normal but when I did sit down to read it I read large chunks at once.
It was a frustrating series but still a great one to read and I could not put the book down once I started. It took me ages to read as I wasn't reading as much as normal but when I did sit down to read it I read large chunks at once.
April 5, 2019
It was a ok ending for a ok character. Delia is not my favorite character, but is likeable enough that I don't hate reading about her. I felt the ending was rushed and that the fall out at the Bovio could have been longer. Yes you KNOW how it's going to end. It is a happily ever after. However the ending and the resolution (or lack there of) completely ruined it for me.
June 25, 2012
And again, I just kept wondering what else could possible go wrong for this girl!!!?? I thought the ending was....extremely unrealistic considering the character development throughout the series. I was very confused at the behavior of some of the characters at the end. One in particular.
It was an enjoyable series.
It was an enjoyable series.
March 28, 2013
If you read one V.C. Andrew book, you've read them all. She recycles the same formula over and over again. The only saving grace is the happy ending. (I'm a kid who was raised on Disney, what can I do? I'm a sucker for the happy endings) It reminded me of the Mexican soap operas I used to watch with my grandma- but not in a good way.
December 22, 2014
I enjoyed this last book in the trilogy, however, I got the impression that the author raced to finish it. The ending was almost predictable and did not satisfy my curiosity about what the consequences would be for the action one character took in the novel. The ending was a bit too 'pat' with everyone coming around to finally see the writing on the wall when it came to the main character.
August 11, 2009
Another V.C. Andrews read. Her books are all basically the same but I love them. This series is one of the best I have read in awhile. I like that in the end, the family pulls together and Delia gets her baby back and remains on good terms with the baby's grandfather. Very satisfying!
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June 28, 2010
This is the 3rd and last book...Delias Gift. Finally Delia toughens up a little bit. Although it was a frustrating read at times...just like the previous 2. Hard to believe life didnt toughen this girl up sooner.
May 23, 2012
Het tweede deel van de Delia serie van Virginia Andrews. Deze vond ik zelfs nóg mooier dan deel één en ik kan niet wachten op het laatste derde deel van de serie, Delia’s Gave. Ik waande me helemaal in Mexico,… heerlijk!
December 30, 2014
Though well written, if you've read a word of any other VC work, it's thoroughly predictable, almost down to the very line. Except the last few pages which I will admit were masterfully done. The epilouge alone was beautiful.
October 13, 2017
This was a book I had trouble putting down! It kept me on my toes! Sometimes I would so mad i could scream, other times I was in tears. Delia is such a strong female who has already endured so much heartbreak and this book is no different! Her strength always shines through!
March 18, 2018
The Delia series was right to be cut here. In the long run, I don’t think it could have stretched to the five-book series of old. Even so, I still found Delia’s journey entertaining even though things became thinner towards the end.
August 6, 2021
3.5
Een waardig boek voor het einde van deze trilogie, weer een verhaal met verdriet, pijn en liefde. Je leeft met haar mee al zie je door de eerdere boeken wel een patroon qua verwachtingen en gebeurtenissen. Wel worden haar belevenissen steeds 'erger' wat betreft heftig.
Een waardig boek voor het einde van deze trilogie, weer een verhaal met verdriet, pijn en liefde. Je leeft met haar mee al zie je door de eerdere boeken wel een patroon qua verwachtingen en gebeurtenissen. Wel worden haar belevenissen steeds 'erger' wat betreft heftig.
April 23, 2009
I think this shows how young ladies are strong.
May 12, 2009
First V.C. Andrews book that I have read. Pretty good read. Shows what can happen when someone is lying.
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