The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set): Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger)
V.C. Andrews’s bestselling Flowers in the Attic saga has been enjoyed by millions of readers for more than thirty years. Now, all five books are available together in this new collection!
In Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind, Chris, Cathy, Cory, and Carrie had the perfect lives—until a tragic accident changed everything. Now they are trapped in their grandparents’ attic, waiting for their mother to figure out what to do next. As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months, the unspeakable horrors that plague them are rivaled only by the sinful jealousies that begin to rise.
In If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday, Cathy and Chris have moved on from their days in the attic, but the sins and secrets of their past keep catching up to them. Now their children may be doomed to repeat their mistakes.
In the Garden of Shadows prequel, young Olivia arrives at Foxworth Hall thinking her marriage to handsome Malcolm will bring the joy she has longed for. But in the gloomy mansion filled with festering desires and forbidden passions, a shocking secret lives. A secret that will taint the Foxworth family for generations to come.
In Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind, Chris, Cathy, Cory, and Carrie had the perfect lives—until a tragic accident changed everything. Now they are trapped in their grandparents’ attic, waiting for their mother to figure out what to do next. As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months, the unspeakable horrors that plague them are rivaled only by the sinful jealousies that begin to rise.
In If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday, Cathy and Chris have moved on from their days in the attic, but the sins and secrets of their past keep catching up to them. Now their children may be doomed to repeat their mistakes.
In the Garden of Shadows prequel, young Olivia arrives at Foxworth Hall thinking her marriage to handsome Malcolm will bring the joy she has longed for. But in the gloomy mansion filled with festering desires and forbidden passions, a shocking secret lives. A secret that will taint the Foxworth family for generations to come.
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So this was a re-read for me. I came to know this story in middle school like most teenage girls, and we read it because it was scandalous. But-what I didn’t realize back then is that it was a series; therefore, the reread to see if I wanted to pursue further. I do not.
I think I liked it as a youth BECAUSE it was taboo-as an adult, I’m bored. The villains are solid-I mean seriously who does not hate that bitch of a mother and the grandmother? But the ending is so unsatisfying because they get away scot-free – how is that supposed to happen? I realize that Andrews is probably trying to tantalize us into reading the next book to see if their fate is ever sealed in the depths of hell where it should be, but it’s just not enough to end this book without any reprimand of the worst people on the planet.
The incest thing, nasty and creepy and ludicrous- and I have a brother and I know that that would never ever ever happen no matter our circumstances. I guess as a teenager you can suspend that reality for a little while because you’re unaware of real life but as an adult it is just too far-fetched for me.
The arsenic poisoning is pretty predictable from the very beginning, and I admit I had forgotten about that but then as I started thinking about the food and the way that the grandmother always brought it and it just seemed sketchy, I quickly remembered how that plays out.
In short, I’m sure the average teenager would probably still find this book to be something to sneak under the covers right up there with Valley of the Dolls (which by the way was fantastic and scandalous and well written and awesome), but as a grown-up this book just doesn’t hold my attention and so I’ve had to let it go yet again.
A solid 🍷🍷🍷 Just because in general the characters are fairly well drawn and I appreciate Cathy’s aggressive personality and Chris’s academic ambition, but with those two personalities combined it seems they could have figured out how to get out of that room... at least learn to shimmy down the drain pipe. And as far as bad guys go you can’t beat that mother and grandmother so your villains are absolutely sound, but not punished. The book probably would get 4 to 5 stars if those two horrid humans had gotten it in the end; so only three glasses of wine from me.
Happy Reading folks 🍷
I think I liked it as a youth BECAUSE it was taboo-as an adult, I’m bored. The villains are solid-I mean seriously who does not hate that bitch of a mother and the grandmother? But the ending is so unsatisfying because they get away scot-free – how is that supposed to happen? I realize that Andrews is probably trying to tantalize us into reading the next book to see if their fate is ever sealed in the depths of hell where it should be, but it’s just not enough to end this book without any reprimand of the worst people on the planet.
The incest thing, nasty and creepy and ludicrous- and I have a brother and I know that that would never ever ever happen no matter our circumstances. I guess as a teenager you can suspend that reality for a little while because you’re unaware of real life but as an adult it is just too far-fetched for me.
The arsenic poisoning is pretty predictable from the very beginning, and I admit I had forgotten about that but then as I started thinking about the food and the way that the grandmother always brought it and it just seemed sketchy, I quickly remembered how that plays out.
In short, I’m sure the average teenager would probably still find this book to be something to sneak under the covers right up there with Valley of the Dolls (which by the way was fantastic and scandalous and well written and awesome), but as a grown-up this book just doesn’t hold my attention and so I’ve had to let it go yet again.
A solid 🍷🍷🍷 Just because in general the characters are fairly well drawn and I appreciate Cathy’s aggressive personality and Chris’s academic ambition, but with those two personalities combined it seems they could have figured out how to get out of that room... at least learn to shimmy down the drain pipe. And as far as bad guys go you can’t beat that mother and grandmother so your villains are absolutely sound, but not punished. The book probably would get 4 to 5 stars if those two horrid humans had gotten it in the end; so only three glasses of wine from me.
Happy Reading folks 🍷
This book - this series - is so trashy but I love it so much.
I hate Malcolm.
I started off feeling awful for Olivia but got over it when she became horrible.
I love the path that these books take, always bringing us back to the beginning to see how that whole mess in the attic started.
So, I will keep this series and probably reread it sometime in the future.
I hate Malcolm.
I started off feeling awful for Olivia but got over it when she became horrible.
I love the path that these books take, always bringing us back to the beginning to see how that whole mess in the attic started.
So, I will keep this series and probably reread it sometime in the future.
From the time I first read this series to the last time it has kept me engrossed with the twists and turns of the Dollanganger family.
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