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The final, haunting novel, in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic, the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a cruel mother. The shocking fury continued with Petals on the Wind and If There... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bart: Middle child of Cathy, father Bart Winslow senior is dead. He has inherited via his Grandmother, also mother of Cathy.
- Jory: Cathy's eldest child. His father, Cathy's first husband, Julian, was legend in the ballet world and Jory is following in his footsteps.
- Christopher Doll: Cathy's 'husband'.
- Cindy: Cathy's adopted daughter, the youngest of the three siblings.
- Joel Foxworth: Corrine's brother
- Melodie: Jory's first wife and mother of Deidre and Darren
- Antonia "Toni" Winters: A nurse hired to take care of Jory
- Cathy: Catherine Sheffield, formerly Foxworth, formerly Dollanger. The mother of Jory, Bart and Cindy. Retired ballerina.
- Lance: Cindy's boyfriend
- Malcolm: Malcom Foxworth, Cathy's grandfather - the man who provided the Family with the burdens of vast emotional and finacial legacies, died in a previous instalment
- Catherine: Catherine Sheffield - previously detailed
- Darren: Child, twin of Deidre
- Deirdre: Darren's twin sister
- Delilah: Character in a ballet created by Jory.
- Carrie: Catherine's younger sister (Cory's twin). Both twins died in previous instalments
- Julian: Catherine's first husband and father of Jory, legendary ballet dancer. Died in a previous instalment.
- Samson: Character danced by Jory - his most famous role in a ballet he developed.
- Cory: Cathy's younger brother - Carrie's twin, died in a previous instalment.
- Trevor: English butler employed at Foxworth Hall.
- Corrine: Cathy's mother. Died in a previous instalment, left the Foxworth fortune to grandson Bart.
- Victor Wade: Add a description of this character.
- Jodie
- Paul: Paul Sheffield, Cathy's second husband.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
And so it came to pass the summer when I was fifty-two and Chris was fifty-four that our mother's promise of riches, made long ago when I was twelve and Chris was fourteen, was at last realized.
Table of Contents edit
Book One
Chapter One - Foxworth Hall
Chapter Two - Joel Foxworth
Chapter Three - Memories
Chapter Four - My Second Son
Chapter Five - My First Son
Chapter Six - Cindy
Chapter Seven - Preparations
Chapter Eight - Samson and Delilah
Chapter Nine - When the Party Is OVER
Chapter Ten - Cruel Fate
Book Two
Chapter Eleven - The Reluctant Wife
Chapter Twelve - Homecoming
Chapter Thirteen - Brotherly Love
Chapter Fourteen - Melodie's Betrayal
Chapter Fifteen - Holiday Joys
Chapter Sixteen - Christmas
Chapter Seventeen - The Traditional Foxworth Ball
Chapter Eighteen - Unto Us Is Born
Chapter Nineteen - Shadows Fade Away
Book Three
Chapter Twenty - The Summer of Cindy
Chapter Twenty-One - The New Lovers
Chapter Twenty-Two - Comes A Morning Dark
Chapter Twenty-Three - Heaven Can't Wait
Chapter Twenty-Four - Garden in the Sky
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 5 in Dollanganger Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by If There Be Thorns, and followed by Garden of Shadows.
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. C. Andrews (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0671443283
Page Count: 408
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0671443283
Page Count: 408
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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