Flowers in the Attic

by Virginia Andrews

The novel that launched Virginia Andrews' superselling career: the tale of four children locked in an attic by their once-loving mother! It was a game of happy families. The four children lived such perfect lives in such a happy, golden family. It was a game of hide and seek. Their father died suddenly. The children now lived alone, hidden in the airless attic. It was a case of tender, loving murder. Their mother promised that they would stay only long enough to inherit her family's fortune. But gradually she forgot how much she adored those children. Millions of readers have been enthralled by this gripping story of a family's betrayal and heartbreak, love and revenge -- which then sows the seeds for the future.

• ISBN10: 000615929X
• ISBN13: 9780006159292
• Publish Date: 5 September 2005 (first published 30 April 1980)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 24 July 2012
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[chymerra]

https://readwithme2018.com/2018/11/29/throwback-thursday-november-29th-2018/

[notajammiedodger]

These books are just so horrible, disturbingly fantastic! I love them. And plan to re-read them very soon :D

[Angie]

Yes, this book is old, but I still wanted to read it. While the language is very dated, the story is still engaging and disturbing. It seems like V.C. Andrews took every horrible thing that happens within families, multiplied it by ten, and applied it to the Dollangangers.

So many times I wanted to climb into the pages and slap the mother. The reasoning behind her actions was so weak, and Cathy and Chris saw this and yet they still continued to believe her as months and years passed. I wanted them to grab the twins and make a break for it, before things got worse. But of course, they were too late.

By golly (LoL), those last 20 pages were insane! I can definitely see why this book inspired such a huge ruckus when it was published. However, the incest wasn't as shocking as it was made out to be, or maybe it's just me. I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series to find out what other drama the Dollanganger kids get up to.

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

[Eve1972]

I read pretty much all the books by this author and they were all pretty good!

[ibeforem]

This is one of those books that I knew about by reputation but had never read myself. Or at least, I thought I hadn’t read it. My name is written in it with the date 8/12/93, underneath the names of my mother and 3 aunts and dates in late 1980. However, I don’t remember reading it at all!

Anyway, it wasn’t disappointing. I like how the secrets are alluded to and revealed bit by bit, and the final revelations are powerful. I’ll at least read the next book in the series.

[Linda]

3.5 stars