Flowers in the attic a k a the book that made teenage girls look sideways at their brothers and shudder as my similarly besotted pal lindsay put it wasn t originally marketed as a young adult book when it was first printed in 1979 but it soon found its niche in the hearts of pubescent girls across the land.
How does flowers in the attic end book.
F orty years ago this month flowers in the attic the debut novel of one vc andrews was published.
A review in the washington post didn t mince its words describing it as deranged swill.
The flowers in the attic novel took place between 1957 and 1960 but the original film in 1987 put the story in modern day.
And now it s popularly acknowledged as a ya book.
Andrews it is the first book in the dollanganger series and was followed by petals on the wind if there be thorns seeds of yesterday garden of shadows christopher s diary.
Lifetime s reboot moves the film back to its original time.
Secret brother the novel is written in the first person from the point of.
Flowers in the attic is a 1979 gothic novel by v.
This weekend lifetime brought v c.
Andrews s bestselling 1979 novel flowers in the attic to life starring mad men s kiernan shipka as main character cathy.