Chris creates a wooden skeleton key. Over the next several months, Cathy and he take turns slipping downstairs to their mother's suite to steal cash and jewelry to fund their lives outside. One night, Cathy discovers her sleeping stepfather and kisses him. When Chris learns of the kiss, he rapes Cathy in a fit of jealousy and rage.
F orty years ago this month, Flowers in the Attic, the debut novel of one VC Andrews was published. A review in the Washington Post didn't mince its words, describing it as "deranged swill" V.C. Andrews. Simon and Schuster, Aug 2, 2005 - Fiction - 400 pages. Way upstairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling to stay alive. The fourA major Lifetime movie event—the novel that captured the world's imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. Book One of the Dollanganger Family series. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive…
Simon and Schuster, Feb 8, 2011 - Fiction - 416 pages. Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic—the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic.
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