Andrews born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Andrews was the only daughter of the family, the youngest of the Andrews children.

The Dollanganger series of books are the works of one V.C. The last book in the series leaps back in time, shifting focus once more from the latest generation of Dollangangers to Olivia and Malcom Foxworth, grandparents to the original four Dollanganger children, as well as their parents during which a final conclusion to the story is achieved through revelations that explore the events that elicited the events of the first book in the Dollanganger series. Initiating with the highly popular ‘Flowers in the Attic’, the series constitutes five novels, the last of which ‘Garden of Shadows’ was completed by Andrew Neiderman and published in 1986.įollowing the story telling structure V.C Andrews is best known for, the first pair of novels focuses primarily upon the four Dollanganger children, named so in an attempt to separate them from their family name of Foxworth.įollowing the events of ‘Petals in the Wind’, the series shifts the focus to the primary protagonist, Cathy Dollanganger’s children, Jory and Bart in the next pair of books, within a story surrounding Bart’s relationship with a new mysterious neighbor and her butler. Within this space they discover a mysterious attic and must contend with its dark secrets alongside Olivia’s ill will, who expects them to perish within the year.Įponymously named, the Dollanganger series was published in 1979 and chronicles the story of the Dollanganger family. When their much loved father passes away, the four Dollanganger children find their sadness turned to terror in the face of cruelty.įorced to enter Foxworth hall, they encounter Olivia Foxworth, their vile grandmother who, instead of the love and warmth of a kindly grandparent, meets them with scorn, christening them Devil’s spawn and sequestering them away to the confines of a locked room. The Dollanganger story follows the Foxworth children, Cory, Chris, Carrie and Cathy Dollanganger through the ordeals they encounter following a great tragedy. Following the somewhat unappreciated ‘Gods of Green Mountain’ Andrews’ first standalone novel, it was The Dollanganger series that first attracted fame to Andrews even while drawing all manner of controversy from some circles for the content portrayed within it. The Dollanganger series is author V.C Andrews’ most popular series, particularly the ‘Flower in the attic’, the first book in the series.

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