Flowers in the Attic
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Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. In 1993, Flowers in the Attic was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels."
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote Flowers in the Attic?
Flowers in the Attic is by V.C. Andrews. The catalogue records its first publication in 1979. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Flowers in the Attic?
The catalogue records 411 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
