Seeds of Yesterday Chapters 1-6
Many years after the events of V.C. Andrews' If There Be Thorns, Jory and Bart have grown to be functioning adults and Cindy is in her mid teens. Cathy and Chris are now in there 50's and thought they had escaped their childhood and Foxworth Hall along with it. Much to Cathy's displeasure, Bart had decided to rebuild the mansion with the money he inherited. The two former prisoners of the attic must return to the grand building to celebrate Bart's birthday. Upon arriving to Foxworth, the met someone who they would have never imagined would appear. Cathy and Chris' uncle, Joel, had supposedly died in a skiing accident before they were born, but he appeared in Foxworth right before them. Joel explained he was hired by Bart to help take care of the mansion in return for a place to sleep and food to eat. He also explained monks had saved him from the skiing accident and he hid away, becoming a monk, and devoted his life to God.
I find the entire story with Joel interesting. The fact that he could hide away from society for about 50 years in unbelievable. Andrews did an amazing job describing Joel and the way he looks at the other residents of Foxworth Hall.
Unlike his behavior in If There Be Thorns, Bart is no longer the violent boy he used to be. Cathy claims the psychologists fixed his behavior, that his immature tendencies were in the past. But, the older he grows, the more he is starting to resemble the late Malcolm Foxworth in behavior. Bart is turning in to a manipulative man who will do anything to achieve the wealth that he desires."I stared at the lean old man who was bent forward so that his head projected unbecomingly, making him seem to be climbing hills even while standing on a flat surface. His hair was faded, not gray and not blond. His eyes were a watery pale blue, his cheeks gaunt, his eyes hollowed out, as if he'd suffered greatly for many, many years."
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