An edition of Flowers in the Attic (1979)

Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger)

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Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger)
V.C. Andrews, V.C. Andrews
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An edition of Flowers in the Attic (1979)

Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger)

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (71 ratings)
  • 1,124 Want to read
  • 61 Currently reading
  • 121 Have read

Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. In 1993, Flowers in the Attic was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels."


Also contained in:
Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind

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Publisher
Pocket
Language
English
Pages
416

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Subjects

Gothic fiction, Psychological Thriller, coming of age, classics, series:dollanganger, doughnuts, incest, Psychological fiction, Fiction, abused children, brothers and sisters, grandparents, child abuse, Novela, Hermanos, Ficcion, Abuso de niños, Niños maltratados, Abuelos, American fiction, Grandparent and child, Social isolation, Inheritance and succession, Fiction, horror, Dollanger family (fictitious characters), fiction, Large type books, Children, Health and hygiene, Families, Horror tales, Enfants, Romans, collectionid:vcadg, Fiction, general

People

Christopher Dollanganger, John Amos, Corrine Foxworth, Olivia Winfield, Malcolm Foxworth, Catherine Leigh Dollanganger, Christopher Garland Dollanganger Jr., Carrie Dollanganger, Cory Dollanganger, Bartholomew Winslow

Places

Gladstone, Pennsylvania, Foxworth Hall, Europe, Florida

Times

1957, 1960

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Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
2016, Charnwood
hardcover in English - First Charnwood Edition, large print
Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
2012, HarperCollins Publishers
paperback in English - printing (3)
Cover of: Kwiaty na poddaszu
Kwiaty na poddaszu
2012, Świat Książki
Paperback in Polish
Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
2012, HarperCollins Publishers
Mass Market Paperback in English - printing (2)
Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
2011, Harper Voyager
Paperback in English - paperback edition (11)
Cover of: Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger)
Flowers In The Attic (Dollanganger)
January 1, 2003, Pocket
Paperback in English
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Kind der Dämmerung
1993, Goldmann
Mass Market Paperback in German - printing (2)
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Fleurs captives
1987-06, France loisirs
Paperback in French
Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
1981?, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English - First Pocket Books printing (26)
Cover of: Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
1981?, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English - First Pocket Books printing (26)
Cover of: Flowers In The Attic
Flowers In The Attic
1979, Simon and Schuster
hardcover in English

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"Truly, when I was very young, way back in the Fifties, I believed all of life would be like one long and perfect summer day."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Dimensions
6.5 x 4 x 1 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7950690M
ISBN 10
0743467167
ISBN 13
9780743467162
LibraryThing
12155
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1319224

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OL134834W

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Truly, when I was very young, way back in the Fifties, I believed all of life would be like one long and perfect summer day.
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