Andrews books then you know that the late author leaned on major family drama to write best sellers like flowers in the attic and my sweet audrina.
Book flowers in the attic based on a true story.
Asked in arts humanities books authors 1 decade ago is flowers in the attic based on a true story.
In an interview with the toast ann patty who was v c.
Secrets of foxworth christopher s diary.
Virginia andrews is said to have met a doctor when she was in hospital who told her about himself and his siblings and how they were kept.
Flowers in the attic was based on a.
The book was extremely po.
While she was there she developed a crush on her young doctor.
It was twice adapted into films in 1987 and 2014.
Flowers in the attic was based on a true story.
The same is true.
He and his siblings had been locked away in the attic for over 6 years to preserve the family wealth.
Well someone told it to her yes.
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Echoes of dollanganger and christopher s diary.
It is the first book in the dollanganger series and was followed by petals on the wind if there be thorns seeds of yesterday garden of shadows christopher s diary.
Flowers in the attic is a fictional story based on truth.
The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of cathy dollanganger.
At the beginning of the book where it says things about virginia andrews as an author it.
There s no actual evidence proving that flowers in the attic is based on true events but the book was advertised as being based on a true story when it was initially releases and a relative of andrews confirmed that it was inspired by an actual account.
Virginia was a young lady when my dad made arrangements to take virginia to the university of virginia hospital for treatment.
If you grew up reading v c.
Andrews editor says the story behind flowers in the attic might actually have some truth to it.
I m inclined to believe the editor who said yes flowers in the attic was based on a story she heard when she was in the hospital for a spinal operation.