The Umbrella Lady
(Umbrella #1)
by VC Andrews
Published by Gallery Books
on February 2, 2021
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Drama
Length: 304 pages
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Synopsis:
A young girl who has lost her father finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious woman who is not quite what she seems.
Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, little Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just like he promised. She holds out hope even as the hours pass and the station grows dark. When a strange old woman with a large umbrella approaches and inquires about her situation, Saffron doesn't immediately trust the imposing do-gooder, but with the chances of her father returning growing ever slimmer, she agrees to rest at the old woman's house.
Her stay was supposed to be for a few minutes, hours at most, but soon, Saffron realizes she has been confined to a house of dark secrets and is now at the mercy of the enigmatic Umbrella Lady. One minute grandmotherly and the next wickedly cruel, she shears Saffron's hair and burns her clothes. When strange letters arrive from Saffron's father, claiming that he will send for her shortly, hope returns to her young heart. But Saffron soon discovers that those who claim to love you will often hurt you the most...
My Thoughts:
Saffron Faith Anders is abandoned by her father at a small-town train station shortly after her mother dies in a house fire. The Umbrella Lady finds her and coaxes Saffron home with her, promising that her father will know where to find her, but as the days pass Saffron must come to terms with the fact that her father will not return.
The Umbrella Lady, or Mazy, homeschools Saffron, intent on raising her and protecting her from the outside world. But Saffron is determined and intelligent enough to make it on her own and dreams of the day she will have the chance.
I read a lot of VC Andrews' original series in my youth and even though I am aware that her books are now ghostwritten, this book had everything I would expect of a VC Andrews novel.
It's a coming-of-age story about an abandoned girl who must rely on adults who may or may not have her best interests at heart and learns to maneuver her new life of confinement and secrecy.
As always, VC Andrews' books tend to lean towards tough subjects and sometimes triggering content, such as abandonment, child abuse, neglect, and more.
The sequel, Out of the Rain, is out now!
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