When their father is killed in an unfortunate car accident the  four "Dresden dolls" and  their mother Corrine are left penniless, deeply in debt and having no skills in which to earn a living.  Desperate, Corrine writes letters to her rich mother requesting to live at Foxworth hall with her four children.  She steals away in the night with the children on  a journey into the black night.  She promises riches and everything their hearts desire.  But, what follows  is a bane existence in a dusty attic where innocence is lost, anger is stirred, and life is dark behind the heavy draperies that block out the sun.        "It is so appropriate to color hope yellow, like the sun we seldom saw..." --Cathy Dollanganger Download Plot Summary Home Flowers in the Attic Petals on the Wind If There Be Thorns Seeds of Yesterday Garden of Shadows Doll Series Family Tree (Spoilers here!) Bind Up Covers Buy these Books Review this book!  Character List Christopher Dollanganger   - son of Garland Christopher Foxworth Dollanganger IV            Garland Christopher Foxworth Dollanganger IV  -      father to Christopher, Cathy,  Carrie and Cory        Olivia Winfield Foxworth   - Mother to Corrine Foxworth                       Catherine Dollanganger   - Eldest daughter of Corrine Foxworth Doll and Christopher Doll                         Corrine Foxworth - mother to Christopher, Cathy, Carrie and Cory        Malcolm Neil Foxworth     - Husband of Olivia Foxworth and Father to Corrine Foxworth                                 Carrie Dollanganger      - Daughter of Corrine and Christopher Dollanganger and twin of Cory, sister to Christopher and Cathy                    Cory Dollanganger    - Son of Corrine and Christopher Dollanganger and twin of Carrie, sister to Christopher and Cathy Garland Christopher Foxworth III Alicia Foxworth Joel Foxworth Mickey Bartholomew Winslow - John Amos Mrs. Helena Brady   Bertha Simpson                           Jim Johnson Livvy                              Cindy Lou Mrs.  Bertram Albert Donne Top Chapter Listing  Part One Prologue Good-Bye, Daddy The Road to Riches The Grandmother's House The Attic The Wrath of God Momma's Story Minutes Like Hours To Make a Garden Grow Holidays The Christmas Party Christopher's Exploration and Its Repercussions The Long Winter, and Spring, and Summer Part Two Growing Up, Growing Wiser A Taste of Heaven One Rainy Afternoon To Find a Friend At Last, Momma Our Mother's Surprise My Stepfather Color All Days Blue, But Save one for Black Escape Endings, Beginnings Epilogue Top