Secrets in the Shadows by V.C. Andrews

Second in the series that began with secrets in the Attic. 
Up in the attic. That's where Alice's mother used to escape to and it's where, so Alice has been told, she plotted the murder of her own stepfather. Now, years later, with her mother locked away for life, the attic is where Alice finds comfort in her aloneness, writing, poetry and painting pictures. When Alice finally finds the courage to come out of her shell exchanging, her daddy looks for fluttering clothes and makeup. Her life completely opens up. She even attempts the prom with a cute popular boy, but it's a night that turns quickly tragic. Sending her newfound happiness crashing down around her and hurtling Alice into a shattering new life. One that leads her to a shocking reunion with the shadows she had fled.
Great condition, loved, paper pocket book.