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Petals on the Wind
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V. C. Andrews
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Free shipping NZ wide Ships within 24 hours from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 416 pages, New edition Edition | | Release Date: | 10 November 1980 |
The bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues, as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. The children now growing to adulthood had survived their imprisonment in the dark attic and had broken free to the sunlit world outside. But they found that the horror and pain of their captivity would not leave them. The memory of it would not allow them to lead ordinary lives. Was it their fault? Was there something strange about them? Only their mother could help them. Only revenge could satisfy them! About the AuthorVirginia Andrews lived in Norfolk, Virginia, studied art and worked as a fashion illustrator, commercial artist and portrait painter. Flowers in the Attic, based on a true story, was her first novel. It became an immediate bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic when it was first published in 1979. Virginia Andrews died in 1986, leaving a considerable amount of unpublished work. PrizesThe bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues, as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. Nearly 2 million paperback copies sold of Flowers in the Attic since its dramatic first publication 1.7 million paperback copies sold of Petals on the Wind Now repackaged to appeal to a whole new generation of fans Unputdownable combination of horror, greed, family love and loyalty Second in the series of novels about the Dollanganger family, all of which have been huge international bestsellers Reviews'Beautifully written, macabre and thoroughly nasty!it is evocative of the nasty fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and The Babes in the Wood, with a bit of Victorian Gothic thrown in. ! What does shine through is her ability to see the world through a child's eyes' Daily Express 'Makes horror irresistible' Glasgow Sunday Mail 'A gruesome saga!the storyline is compelling, many millions have no wish to put this down' Ms London 'There is strength in her books -- the bizarre plots matched with the pathos of the entrapped' The Times |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | | ISBN: | 0006161820 |
| EAN: | 9780006161820 | | Dimensions: | 17.0 x 11.0 centimeters (0.21 kg) |
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 – Customer review on 25/08/2007
After escaping the prison that was theirs for over three years, the three remaining "Flowers of the Attic" escape to find a new home with Dr Paul Sheffield, a widowed doctor. There in a secure and loving home, Cathy, still bitter about her Mother's betrayal, begins plotting revenge.
This book is bitter sweet, as Cathy throws away true love and happiness to embark on "getting even with Mama". Cathy becomes a twisted obsessed character, who not only uses people to get to her Mother, but hurting those who love her dearly. In the end, the reader is left wondering who Cathy's vengence hurts more, her mother or herself.
Very different from the first book, and only slightly less enjoyable. Highly recomended.
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 – Customer review on 19/12/2006
The first book of this series was very good, although this book is good it is not written with the same eloquence as Flowers in the Attic. Cathy is obsessed with revenge and the whole plot revolves around this and there is very little else explored in the book. The book is good, however, the story line could have fitted into half the book and it does not compare to the style of the first in the series.
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 – Customer review on 25/11/2006
I found this book difficult to get through as Cathy, the main character, is obsessed with paying back her mother for what she did to her and her siblings when they were young children. This wanting of revenge becomes very repititious as Cathy goes around selfishly bringing pain to other peoples lives as well as her own.
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