| In the second book of V.C. Andrews' Dollanganger Series the three surviving Dollanganger children escape from the attic and try to make a life for themselves in the outside world. However, it soon becomes apparent that the emotional scars of their years in the attic will not fade easily. Carrie must be persuaded to want a life for herself now that Cory, her twin, is dead. Christopher and Catherine, having spent their pubscent years seeing only each other, must fight their love. As the struggles mount, and the effects of the time in the attic becomes apparent, Catherine begins to question who is ultimately to blame for their troubles: The grandmother who tortured them, or the mother who tried to kill them? Catherine embarks on a quest for revenge, climaxing in a dramatic confrontation with her mother and her grandmother. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Grandma Kind of sex: - incest Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Taboo sex story? Yes Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () United States Yes The US: - Southeast Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of hetero sex Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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