Flowers in the Attic
Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic—the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden—blond, innocent, and fighting for their lives… They were a perfect and beautiful family—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness.
Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother.
A suspenseful and thrilling tale of family, greed, murder, and forbidden love, Flowers in the Attic is the unputdownable first novel of the epic Dollanganger family saga. The Dollanganger series includes: Flowers in the Attic, Petals in the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, Garden of Shadows, Beneath the Attic, and Out of the Attic.
- Pages
- 403
- First published
- 1979
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
- ISBN
- 9781451636949
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Reviews
Started May 26, 2014 · Finished May 27, 2014
This was my mothers favorite book. I dont care for the "family dynamics" but it was an interesting read.
Finished March 28, 2020
V.C. Andrew's has been popping up now and again numerous times since middle school. I finally got around to grabbing one of her books (or 4). So obviously I'm gonna start where she started. I finished the book a few days go and have been too nose deep in the sequel to even start a review on this one. Here we go. My Lanta never have I ever read a book like this one. 'Flowers in the Attic' is such a real, raw, and emotional rollercoaster. You follow Cathy, Chris, Cory, and Carrie along the most horrifying 3 years of their lives. I've seen multiple reviews saying it's all about incest and (to put it the way of one reviewer) brother fuc**. While it does play a part the story is so much bigger than that. Its how these kids were treated, manipulated to the point of believing everything they do is a sin to be punished for! The characters of the mother and grandmother take narcissism, manipulation, and mental & physical abuse to a whole new level. You can relate to this book drastically. Not in the sense that you were locked in an attic for three years but the mental and emotional abuse is far worse in the long run. It's something that can make you believe your wrong about everything for life. The book deserves its 5 star rating wholey. I recommend it so much to anyone who hasn't read it Now on to 'Petals on the Wind'.