Celeste (Gemini series)

Infobox Book |
name = Celeste
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = V. C. Andrews
illustrator =
cover_artist = Lisa Falkenstern
country = United States
language = English
series = Gemini series
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genre = gothic, Horror novel
publisher = Pocket Books
release_date = 6 April 2004 (Hardcover), 30 March 2004 (Paperback)
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media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
isbn = ISBN 0-7434-2869-2 (hardcover), ISBN 0-7434-2862-5 (Paperback)
followed_by = Black Cat

"Celeste" is a novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Gemini series. It is followed by Black Cat and Child of Darkness. It is the story of a young girl forced by her mother to assume the identity of her twin brother after his death.

Release details

*2004, USA, Pocket Books ISBN 0-7434-2869-2, Pub date 6 April 2004, Hardback
*2004, USA, Pocket Star Books ISBN 0-7434-2862-5, Pub date 30 March 2004, Mass market paperback

Plot

The story begins as Celeste and her twin brother are introduced to a psychic realm conjured by their mother. Their mother believes spirits inhabit the house they live in the surrounding wooded area. The spirits are believed to be dead relatives who help guide Celeste’s mother through raising her children and making decisions for the family.

Celeste constantly feels that her mother favors her twin brother more than her, no matter how hard she tries to please her. Her mother’s favoritism becomes evident when tragedy befalls the small family and Celeste can do nothing more but cooperate as her mother’s already fragile mind loses a grip on reality. Only Celeste and her mother know the secret behind her and her twin brother’s true identity.

ources, references, external links, quotations

* [http://www.completevca.com The Complete V. C. Andrews]