Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 gothic fiction and horror novel by V.C. Andrews. The story is set in Gladstone and Pennsylvania, in 1957. It features Christopher Dollanganger, John Amos and Corrine Foxworth. Readers will find themes of coming of age, doughnuts, Incest and abused children.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 73 ratings, and 1,159 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 73 editions across 6 languages.
It runs to roughly 411 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Flowers in the Attic
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."
Quick answers
Who wrote Flowers in the Attic?
Flowers in the Attic was written by V.C. Andrews and first published in 1979.
What genre is Flowers in the Attic?
It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.
How long is Flowers in the Attic?
The median edition has 411 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Flowers in the Attic?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Shining, Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining) and Wieland.
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