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This is the explanation of the beginning of the chilling Dollanganger series. V.C. Andrews had a way of writing these stories that would just keep you enthralled from the first page to the last. She was one of my favorite writers. People have given me crap and said the reading level is childish but I disagree... I think her story lines were complex and twisted with just enough horror to make you wonder where she got her ideas! This is a prequel to Flowers in the Attic which was the first book I read of hers. My mom got into them when I was in junior high and as she read them she'd pass them to me. It was a bonding between us that still carries on. V.C. Andrews died many years ago but the claim is that she had some outlines for more stories and some unfinished manuscripts so someone, or I suspect a group of writers, is still telling stories using her name. True fans can tell the difference and the Dollanganger series is some of her best work. The Casteel Series is equally chilling and gives this series a run for it's money as does the single novel My Sweet Audrina. I recommend all of these! This particular novel tells the story of an insecure young woman and how she came to be the matriarch of a powerful family while being very unhappy with her life. The misery she felt toughened her, hardened her heart. You will really get into the character's head and feel sorry for her. This empathy you feel may strike you as amazing if you read the books in the order they were released because in Flowers in the Attic she's portrayed as a monsterous grandmother who abuses her grandchildren by locking them away in a sequestered room off the attic. It's just a chilling and somehow touching story. Once you pick these books up it's hard to put them down!Read full review
More adventures from the Foxworth family, fun times.
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Much better than the stupid movie!
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Such a classic. My Dollanganger collection is complete.
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Received in excellent condition book condition was as described and I can't wait to read this v c andrews book
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