It is based on v.
Flower in the attic a true story.
Flowers in the attic is a 1979 gothic novel by v.
The book was extremely po.
So i d guess that some aspects of it were true at least the aspect of kids being hidden away.
Andrews was in the hospital for a spinal operation when she was young and developed a crush on her young doctor.
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.
In an interview with the toast ann patty who was v c.
Directed by jeffrey bloom.
Flowers in the attic is a 1987 psychological horror film starring louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson and jeb stuart adams.
Children are hidden away in the attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother.
Is flowers in the attic based on a true story.
In a way yes.
Flowers in the attic was based on a.
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.
Andrews editor says the story behind flowers in the attic might actually have some truth to it.
Flowers in the attic inspired the band name for amanda palmer s band the dresden dolls while gillian flynn has said that the mother and grandmother characters begat her addiction to wicked.
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.
Secrets of foxworth christopher s diary.
The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of cathy dollanganger.
The short is answer.
Flowers in the attic was based on a true story.
Andrews 1979 novel of the same name.
It was twice adapted into films in 1987 and 2014.
The story of dolly oesterreich woman who kept her flowers in the attic what it s like reading as an 30 horror s based on a true story lifetime original flowers in the attic arrives on the story behind v c andrews casteel family saga flowers in the attic review things that cannot be unseen.
Echoes of dollanganger and christopher s diary.
Virginia was a young lady when my dad made arrangements to take virginia to the university of virginia hospital for treatment.