Flowers In The Attic A Real Story

Virginia andrews is said to have met a doctor when she was in hospital who told her about himself and his siblings and how they were kept.

Flowers in the attic a real story. The story of dolly oesterreich woman who kept her flowers in the attic what it s like reading as an 30 horror s based on a true story lifetime original flowers in the attic arrives on the story behind v c andrews casteel family saga flowers in the attic review things that cannot be unseen. While she was there she developed a crush on her young doctor. Virginia was a young lady when my dad made arrangements to take virginia to the university of virginia hospital for treatment. Sharing with us this article taken from the the victoria advocate july 30th 1960 we find a story so similar to the dollangangers tale its almost uncanny.

The most disturbing thing about flowers in the attic. Andrews controversial cult classic novel flowers in the attic tells the story of the dollanganger kids who after the unexpected death of their father are coerced to stay hidden in the attic of their ruthless grandmother. Cathy is the second child and older daughter of christopher and. Flowers in the attic.

Flowers in the attic was based on a true story. To her fans published one of the trashiest books in the trashy paperback canon. So i d guess that some aspects of it were true at least the aspect of kids being hidden away. Our members are amazing and none more so than rebecca gustafson who found this article revealing a real life flowers in the attic scenario.

Christopher garland chris dollanganger jr. Andrews editor says the story behind flowers in the attic might actually have some truth to it. Andrews who was both named virginia and from virginia bestowed upon the jaded world a gothic tale of imprisonment abuse southern fried religious fanaticism and of course incest that continues to shock readers to this day. He and his siblings had been locked away in the attic for over 6 years to preserve the family wealth.

In 1979 cleo virginia andrews known as v c. Older son and oldest child of christopher and corrine. I m inclined to believe the editor who said yes flowers in the attic was based on a story she heard when she was in the hospital for a spinal operation. Catherine leigh cathy dollanganger.

Flowers in the attic was based on a. Well someone told it to her yes. In an interview with the toast ann patty who was v c.