Flowers in the Attic - Virginia Andrews

...name of Virginia Andrews. Flowers in the Attic was published in 1979 and followed over the next six years by four other books in the series. The books focus on the Dollanganger family and are told from the viewpoint of Cathy Dollanganger, the eldest daughter of the family. The books were quite controversial at their time of publication, and still are now to a certain extent, due to the strong themes of child abuse, child neglect and incest that ...
...books following the tale that Flowers in the Attic portrays, Petals on the Wind, If there be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday. As you can probably tell the titles of the books have the common imagery of flowers running throughout them, meant to link the five stories together and also the recurring image in the Flowers in the Attic book of a flower growing just as a child should grow. The Plot The plot of Flowers in the Attic sees the Dollanganger family ...

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...share it with you. Flowers in the Attic is based on a true story, and is written in the first person. This, coupled with a brilliant writing style of Virginia Andrews makes the story seem so very real, even though the plot seems so unlikely. The story begins in a small town in America where a happy family live seemingly perfect lives. Cathy and her siblings, Chris, Cory and Carrie are waiting with thier mother Corrine for their father to come home ...
...All are equally good, although Flowers in the attic can easily be read as a novel on its own. Virginia Andrews wrote a second series of books and a single novel as well as this set, and her unfinished works were completed and published after her death. In my opinion the books published before she died are much better than the ones she didn't not complete herself. ...

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This powerful, moving and compelling novel is the story of Cathy, Chris, Cory and Carrie, four innocent children with a horrifying story to tell. The ‘Dresden Dolls’, as they are nicknamed, are beautiful, happy and have a seemingly perfect life. This all changes when their beloved father is killed in a car crash. After, their Mother suddenly announces they cannot pay their debts and must leave immediately to go to her parent’s house. They are wealthy, ...
...her ‘darlings’ there. Later their mother reveals her secret, that her late husband Christopher was in fact her half-uncle, and because of their incest, they were long ago cast out from the family and removed from her father’s will. She intends to win back his trust, but in the meantime insists the children are hidden away in a distant quarter of the magnificent house until she receives her inheritance. Over the three year period they are locked away ...

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Ever read a story that includes cruelty, death, incest and greed. This is one of the saddest books I have ever read as the recipients of all the above are four children. What makes it even worse is it is based on a true story. Once picked up you will find it almost impossible to put down again. The most compelling novel that I have ever read and although three more books about the Dollanger family followed it, they did not catch the drama in the ...
...their father Christopher Garland Dollanger who had always called them his Dresden Dolls as they all looked like porcelain dolls suddenly dying in a tragic car accident, and their mother’s decision to return to her rich parents house, as she couldn’t pay their debts. As she sat Cathy 12, Chris 14, and five year old twins Cory and Carrie down to explain the move she promised untold riches once her father had forgiven her and returned her to his will. ...

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****Book Synopsis*** Flowers in the wind centres around the children of Dollanganger family - 4 children Chris 15 Cathy 12 Cory and Carrie 4. The book starts off with the most perfect idealistic family - the family everybody wants. The mother who stays at home and looks after the children - she is naturally beautifuly in every way and the father who adores the ground his family walk on. Until one failthful day. The mother prepares a party in preperation ...
...police officers. The father is dead, and they are now in financial ruin having not prepared for either of them to die at such a young age. The mother informs the children of their situation and also that they are going to live with their grandparents who up to now the children have been led to believe were dead. The mother looks worried and the daughter becomes suspicious - but out of their love for their mother they agree to do anything in their ...

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...about this family and they did not disappoint, so when you have read this, try Petal On The Wind, If There Be Thorns and Seeds Of Yesterday, but a big tip, do not bother with the film of Flowers In The Attic, it is a poor representation of the book. ...

nicanddarrell 14.07.2001 (09.11.2003) · Read full review
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...plot is devastatingly brilliant. Flowers in the attic is a fictionised version of a true story. Real children who struggled to survive under the most unendurable circumstances. Basically a horror story! A young wife, Corrine, is suddenly widowed, and left with four children. She is totally unskilled for any type of work, and deeply in dept. Her home and all she and her family has is repossessed. However...... she has one solace. She is the sole ...
...dying father, and never let him know she is the mother of four children whom he would inevitably despise. And so the four children are imprisioned in the upstairs room of a huge mansion, with the attic as thier playground. The two older children are christopher aged 12 and cathy aged 10. The younger two are twins aged 5 when the go to live upstairs. Without sunlight cory and carrie cannot grow proplerly. And as the months pass, thier lives become ...

whitewitch21 04.09.2001 · Read full review
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...read the entire series of Flowers in the Attic. The book is brilliantly written, everything is described perfectly and you can really imagine everything that’s happening. The story is interesting all the way through and something is always happening so that you don’t get bored! Definitely more of a woman’s story, a bit sentimental for men, and more for adults than kids. I would definitely recommend that you read this book but make ...

annette_tr9 18.06.2001 · Read full review
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I will start by saying that I read this book many years ago on its release and loved it then. Since it release in 1980 in the UK I have read again once. The Story. The story opens with a loving family awaiting the return of their Father after being away at work all week. Their are themother Corrinne has planned a party for his Birthday. Also there are their children Christopher, Catherine and Twins Cory and Cary. Little do they know that tragedy ...
...about to change forever. Their father is late and everyone is getting restless when they hear a car come up the drive, but it is not dad. In fact it is the State Police to say the their Father Christopher has been involved in an accident and has died at the scene. The Aftermath. Within a short time of their Father's demise, their Mother announces that they must leave their home and move away, she says that they are having their home repossessed. ...

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Flowers in the attic, is the first instalment of a four part series of books, written by Virginia Andrews, and is based on a true story. It is a heart rendering story about four children Christopher, Cathy and their two younger twins Corrie and Carrie, the story is narrated by the oldest girl Cathy. The story starts about these children, who are living a normal, happy family life, until one day their father is killed in an accident. From this ...
...decides she can no longer cope, and takes them to live with the children’s rich grandparents (to whom had previously rejected her and her children, because she never approved of her marriage). From that day, they are forced to live in a dingy old room, which has a door leading too an attic and without any access to the outside world at all. Gradually as time goes by, their mother to whom used to frequently visit them and bring them gifts, ...

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...books in the series. Flowers In The Attic is about a family of four children, Christopher, Catherine, Cory and Carrie (who are twins). They lose their father in a car accident, and their mother has no choice but to take them to live with her parents who she fell out with many years ago. Unfortunately, the grandfather does not know about the children and they are forced by the grandmother to live in the attic until he dies. However things do not ...
...The Wind, If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday. A fifth book Garden of Shadows tells the story of the grandmothers life, and is a prequel to Flowers In The Attic. I have read all of the books many times, and never get tired of the story. ...

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Flowers in the attic is the first in the series of novels about the Dollanganger family written by Virginia Andrews. Don't be put off by the fact that they always seem to turn up in charity shops next to 'It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet'! The story tells the tale of four children; Chris, Cathy and little twins Cory and Carrie. They live a cosseted existence with their mother and father, wanting for nothing until their father is killed in a car accident. ...
...and also the prequel to Flowers In The Attic - Garden Of Shadows, which tells the grandmother's story, which is also a good read, but to be honest these are the best books by far, as the tale of the Dollanganger family borders on the ridiculous in the other books. This is an old book, so is generally available online for about 2.50-3 quid, or have a look in the Charity shops - 50p!!! ...

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I forst read this book age 12 and to date it still remains my favourite of all time. I have re-read this book countless times over the years and can still picture every charachter in my head as they are so well described. The story begins with the tale of 4 children in a loving happy home in suburban America. Tragedy ensues and the children are forced to live with their grandparents, however their grandfather must never know they were born. The ...
...years inside the airless attic and the story explains how they grow and the difficulties they face, not only by living in one room together with only an airless attic to play but also how they react to one another in such a terrible situation. The relationship between the children and their mother, who is living a life of luxury within the mansion, whilst they are confined, is very interesting as at the start they are full of hope that one day they ...

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...in this saga starting with Flowers in the Attic then Petals in the Wind then If there be Thorns and concluding with Seeds of Yesterday. These books are about four children Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie. Their father dies and there mother decides the only thing she can do is take them to live with her rich parents in Virginia. She tells the children that they will have to live in a self contained room with access to the attic until she can tell her ...
...Like I said, I have read these books many, many times and i am sure that I will many times again. The books are approximately £6.00. Flowers in the Attic has also been made into a film. The Heaven saga by Virginia Andrews is also excellent. ...

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== Buying The Book == I didn't actually buy this book, my mum bought me a "job lot" of randomly selected books from a book club magazine a few years ago and this was one of them. From the start my mum said read "Flowers In The Attic" it's good. I read all the others first and kept putting it off because I didn't think I would like it. It looked boring to me to be honest. Then, one night I had nothing to read and thought what the hell. So I curled ...
...cover that night without putting it down once. Then when I was finished I turned the book over and started again. == The Book == The book is 346 pages long and every single page is brilliant. The story is about four children - Christopher (14 at start), Cathy (12 at start), Cory and Carrie (4 at start). It starts off with them and their mother Corinne getting things ready for a birthday party for their father. Except he never comes home. With ...

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