Books to Borrow Roaring Spring Public Library Recommends

For the last twenty-nine years, I have been a faithful reader of all things V.C. Andrews. From “Flowers in the Attic” to waiting patiently for her latest to arrive in the mail, I have read all 92+ works that have been published under the V.C. Andrews name. Admittedly, some of the recent works haven’t been my favorite, but out of habit I read “The Umbrella Lady” with mediocre expectations.

The book begins with a young girl named Saffron being left on a train platform by her father with promises that he will return shortly. As the hours pass, and it grows dark, she is approached by...