Fleurs Captives – French Version of Flowers in the Attic

Literally meaning Captive Flowers, the earliest version I can find was published by J’ai Lu in 1981. According to Noosfere, the translation was by Michel Deutsch and the Illustration by Gyula KONKOLY, a particularly famous artist who did many book illustrations for the publisher at the time. It was released in the third quarter of…

International VCA Covers

Whilst, as fans, we all know the iconic American Version of Flowers in the Attic, I personally love to look out for the international versions too. From the translation of the title to the sometimes hilarious artwork of the book covers, I ll admit to have spent a lot of time researching these not only…

Flowers in the Attic as read by serial killer Ed Kemper

Being a person of somewhat macabre tastes, I’ve always been fascinated by true crime. It seems I’m not the only one after AtticSecrets member, Holli Sari Braddock posted in group an interesting article about prisoners who had read audio books as part of a project to help visually impaired people. Whilst I had heard of…

Following in the Footsteps of Virginia

Imagine, being able to follow in the footsteps of Virginia herself, visit all the places associated with her personal life …well in this post this is kinda what I’ve hoped to do .I’ve compiled a list and added photos of possible of all the places we know she spent her time – maybe one day…

The Biography of V C Andrews

Ive written before about the mysterious Ms Andrews , how so little of her life is truly known and how that feeds in the mystery surrounding her life … It is widely known Virginia herself fed these mysteries , she rarely gave interviews, she dropped hints when she did driving fans wild with speculation and…

The 40th anniversary of Flowers in the Attic

Finally we re into November which means the fortieth anniversary of Flowers in the Attic is just days away ! Here on Atticsecrets and in the fandom in general there’s been lots of excitement and preparation going on to celebrate this iconic book which will last the whole month long .. Whilst the estate and…

How could there still be an odor that many years after Cory’s death ?

Recently in the AtticSecrets group the long standing debate of whether Cory truly died has reared its head once more. Since Secret Brother, old school fans and newer fans have been split in opinion of this fact. As we at AtticSecrets like to explore the canon VCA and the majority of us believe in what…

Snow White

Although not specifically mentioned in Flowers in the Attic unlike other fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty or obvious allusions to them such as Rapunzel or even Hansel and Gretal – there is one other fairy tale FITA borrows heavily from and that is Snow White. The story of Snow White has strong parallels to…

Lisa Falkenstern

Lisa Falkenstern plays a big part in the VCA enterprise being the artist whom has detailed the most stepback artworks of them all. Her intricate style and attention to detail bring our beloved stories to life and help readers develop a sense of character and story long before we become absorbed in its pages. As…

The AtticSecrets Photo Challenge

To celebrate the launch of our brand new instagram account – AtticSecrets I have put together a small challenge for all. Starting with my personal favourite it’s based on Flowers in the Attic and I’d love to see people s artwork, photos and creative interpretation s tagged with the #atticsecretsbookchallenge – of course submissions to…

The Iconic V C Andrews Book Covers

Simple yet stunning ,  Flowers in the Attic  burst into the main stream with a cover idea that not only is iconic but revolutionised the entire paper back world in terms of design. A stark image of a house with a hauntingly beautiful girl peeking out from an attic window ….on closer inspection if you…

If There Be Thorns Analysis

ANALYSIS – If There Be Thorns A lot of readers found ITBT particularly difficult to get through and I myself agree,  due to the change of narrative in the form of Cathy s two sons Jory and Bart. Personally,  I wanted to carry on reading Cathy s experience s as they were so passionate and…