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V. C. Andrews

V.C. Andrews (1923-1986) was an American author of gothic horror and dark family sagas. She is best known for her Dollanger series, which she began in 1979 with Flower in the Attic the series concluded posthumously with Garden of Shadows. Flower in the Attic was adapted into a film in 1987. Andrews' other popular series include The Audrina series and the Casteel series. Since her death, her estate has employed the ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman to finish the manuscripts she had started.

Cleo Virginia Andrews was an American novelist, born in Portsmouth, Virginia. She died in 1986 from breast cancer at the age of 63. Prior to starting her writing career, Andrews worked as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator. Her first science fiction novel, Gods of Green Mountain, remained unpublished during her lifetime, but her estate published it as an eBook in 2004. Andrews' first published work is Flowers in the Attic, which is known to have been completed in two weeks. Flowers in the Attic was an instant success when it was published in 1979; it made it to the top of the bestsellers list in only two weeks. Andrews prolific writing career is being carried on by the ghost writer Andrew Neiderman, hired by her estate to finish the manuscripts left by Andrews.

Explore V.C. Andrews' first book series in order:
Flowers in the Attic (1979)
Petals on the Wind (1980)
If There Be Thorns (1981)
Seeds of Yesterday (1984)
Garden of Shadows (1986)