Skeleton Flowers

For the 1987 film adaptation, see Flowers in the Attic (1987 film). For the 2014 made-for-tv movie adaptation, see Flowers in the Attic (2014 film). Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger, describing how she and three siblings were locked in a house and raised under the tyrannical control of their mother and grandmother. It is the first book in the Dollanganger series. The book was extremely popular, selling over 4.5 million copies world wide. Flowers in the Attic was also controversial due to depictions of abuse and sexual content. It was twice adapted into films in 1987 and 2014.