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Book Review By fran laniado
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

After the death of her husband, Corinne Dollanganger takes her four children Christopher, Catherine, Cory, and Carrie, and goes to live with her wealthy parents who she hasn't seen in years. Once they arrive at the forbidding mansion, Foxworth Hall, the Dollanganger children learn a terrible family secret,the reason that their mother was disowned and disinherited years earlier. In order to inherit her ailing father's wealth, Corinne and her mother must hide the existence of her children. Shut up in a hidden room a the top of Foxworth hall, with only an attic for their playground, the Dolanganger children must struggle to raise themselves, and they must confront the terrible truth about their family, and who they really are.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Mother (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem?

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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