Way upstairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling to stay alive. Flowers In the Attic The four Dollanganger children had such perfect lives — a beautiful mother, a doting father, a lovely home. Then Daddy was killed in a car accident, and Momma could no longer support the family. So she began writing letters to her parents, her millionaire … parents, whom the children had never heard of before.Momma tells the children all about their rich grandparents, and how Chris and Cathy and the twins will live like princes and princesses in their grandparents’ fancy mansion. The children are only too delighted by the prospect. But there are a few things that Momma hasn’t told them.She hasn’t told them that their grandmother considers them “devil’s spawn” who should never have been born. She hasn’t told them that she has to hide them from their grandfather if she wants to inherit his fortune. She hasn’t told them that they are to be locked away in an abandoned wing of the house with only the dark, airless attic to play in. But, Momma promises, it’s only for a few days….Then the days stretch into months, and the months into years. Desperately isolated, terrified of their grandmother, and increasingly convinced that their mother no longer cares about them, Chris and Cathy become all things to the twins and to each other. They cling to their love as their only hope, their only strength — a love that is almost stronger than death.
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This is sort of good versus evil tale of innocence lost.
It was sad. And crazy that their Mom would listen to her Mother the way she did and leave her children locked in the attic.
Fantastic read I would read again and again the whole series
Loved reading this book (mostly). The incest stuff was hard to read but a challenge is sometimes quite motivating.
Very well written though, even the pacing is clever. There are chapters which feel quite slow and repetitive but these seem to reflect the characters circumstances quite appropriately.
The last third of the book has a lot of twists and emotional moments too. Quite a sad event towards the end.
I love this book so much. My step mom was adamant about me reading reading it because she had loved it when she read it and thought I would enjoy it, which I did. Such a great book that I was sad when it ended and I am very exited to read the rest of the series and more of V.C Andrews books.
I love this book author it has different series really good
Dark and edgy
It was absolutely amazing and it kept me on my toes. She was a wonderful author and I intend to read every single one of the collection.
It starts out as the perfect story but soon turns into tragedy. It is very weird and twisted but an amazing read. You won’t be able to put it down.
Dean Cots
Love this writer. Great book.
It’s a heartbreaking story that keeps you glued to the pages waiting for it to get better for those kids.
I have read and re read it. It is a fast read.
This was the very first novel I read. I loved it!
Unable to stop reading. Definitely a page turner. One of my favorite authors of all time.
I first read this book when it was released. I was drawn into the story, readily believing in the awful, horrible things that happened to the children because there was abuse going on in my own family. I eagerly read on watching these kids determination to get away and survive – while I realized it was an awful thing that was happening, I also found hope and the courage to escape myself.
This is another book I read a very long time ago (for the first time), but the series has quickly become some of my favorite books. It’s about these four siblings who are locked in their grandmother’s attic by their mother so she can win over her father and her a large inheritance when he passes away (which should be soon since he is very ill). Well, what was only meant to be a short stay out of sight turned into tears and the siblings need to figure out how to get away. I read through the book quickly and jumped to these and the next and the next. Love them!