V.C. Andrews was an American novelist whose works combine Gothic horror and family saga, revolving around family secrets and forbidden love and sometimes include a rags-to-riches story. She is best known for ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ a tale of four children smuggled by their mother into the attic of their wealthy estranged pious grandmother’s home. One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ the first in the renowned Dollanganger family series, which includes ‘Petals on the Wind,’ ‘If There Be Thorns,’ ‘Seeds of Yesterday’ and ‘Garden of Shadows.’ This year marks the fortieth anniversary of this unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. There are more than eighty V.C. Andrews novels, which have sold over 107 million copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five foreign languages.

According to Amazon, ‘Flowers in the Attic’ is the story of a perfect and beautiful family, until a heartbreaking tragedy shatters their happiness. For the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother. It is a suspenseful and thrilling tale of family greed, murder and forbidden love and the first novel of the epic Dollanganger family saga.