Virginia Andrews

Virginia Andrews, who lived in Virginia, studied art at college and during the sixties worked as a fashion illustrator, commercial artist, and later a portrait painter.

Her first novel, Flowers in the Attic, was based on a true story and became an immediate bestseller on publication in 1979, receiving tremendous acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and being adapted for the big screen. It was followed by more books about the Dollanganger family, Petals on the Wind, If There be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and a prequel to Flowers in the Attic, Garden of Shadows. In addition to these novels, she is also the author of My Sweet...

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