| Cathy's children, Jory and Bart tell their story in the 3rd installment in the Dollanganger series.
Taking turns, stable Jory and emotionally disturbed Bart describe the mysterious woman who moves next door to their family. Slowly the truth is unraveled. The mysterious woman who loves to spoil Bart is Corrine, Cathy and Chris' mother and the butler is the same from Cathy and Chris' days of imprisonment in the attic. The butler gifts Bart with the journal of the long dead evil Grandfather and uses mind control to encourage Bart to become his reincarnation and punish the sinners, the sinners being all of his family members. Cathy and Chris adopt a little girl and this is the final straw for Bart that sets his mental illness loose. Both Bart and Jory peice together the truth of their parents' history and the fact that they are sister and brother living as husband and wife, by reading a transcript Cathy writes (which is to become "Flowers in the Attic" and "Petals on the Wind"). This causes even more tension for all members of the family. Finally, the butler instructs Bart and works with him to lock Cathy and her mother up. Cathy can not believe that her mother is living next door to her and blames her for Bart's illness. Meanwhile, Chris and Jory struggle to find Cathy and Corrine. Finally, by appealing to what's left of Bart's good side, they free the two women as the large house goes up in flame. In saving Cathy, Corrine loses her life. Corrine left the enormous Foxworth fortune to the children, and Bart continued counseling while Jory came to terms with his parents history and relationship as the book ends. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Grandma Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 () Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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