Flowers in the Attic

A gothic family novel from 1979 by American author V.C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic tells the tragic and dark story of four children locked away in the attic of their wealthy family’s grand estate. After the sudden death of their father, Corrie, Cathy, Chris, and Carrie become prisoners of their own grandmother, a cruel and religious woman who sees them as sinful. Their mother, eager to inherit a fortune, assures them their confinement is temporary, but days turn into years. As they struggle to survive, they face betrayal, cruelty, and dark family secrets. Filled with drama, horror, and psychological tension, the novel became a cult classic, spawning multiple sequels and adaptations.