Accompanying her dad to the 'forbidden territory,' Kristin rescues a leather-bound book found in the rubble, its yellowed pages filled with the neat script of Christopher Dollanganger himself. The once-grand Southern mansion still sparks legends and half-truths about the four innocent Dollanganger children-and holds a special fascination for Kristin, who was too young when her mother died to learn much about her distant blood tie to the notorious family. Kristen Masterwood is thrilled when her father's construction company is hired to inspect the Foxworth property for a prospective buyer. But the shocking truth about how their ordeal affected him was always kept hidden-until now. It is a spin-off to the Dollanganger saga and records the events of the first book Flowers in the Attic from the perspective of Christopher Dollanganger in details that were not mentioned in the first book.Ĭhristopher Dollanganger was fourteen when he and his younger siblings-Cathy and twins Cory and Carrie-were locked away in the attic of Foxworth Hall, prisoners of their mother's greedy inheritance scheme.įor three long years he kept hope alive for the sake of the others. And no family name can protect her from the twisted roots of the Dollanganger family tree.Christopher's Diary: Secrets of Foxworth is a 2014 American Gothic novel based on the writings of V.C. Caught between mastering the game to escape it and falling prey to its allure, she needs to learn fast-for Malcolm Foxworth has cast his eye in her direction. While he is free to leave the house, Marlena is left to avoid lecherous tutors and the secretary-to-wife track expected of a woman. But in America, you can either make friends or make profit, and Yvon suddenly seems much more interested in the latter.

Trapped in a mansion with as many secrets as rooms, Marlena yearns for escape. Sent to Richmond, Virginia, they arrive at the home of two aunts they've never met before, who tell them that their true last name is Dawson, that their father had fled the family years back-and that now the family is calling in the debt.

When a car crash kills their parents, Marlena and Yvon lose not only France, but also their identity. She loved her family she just didn't know what her family actually was. She had a talented artist for a father, a doting mother, and a brother she couldn't be closer to. In this third book of a new related trilogy, witness the birth of the Dollanganger curse as Corrine Foxworth's children learn that family is but destiny by another, crueler name.Īs a young girl in France, Marlena Hunter's life was a fairy tale. Forbidden passions have been the hallmark of the Dollanganger clan since Flowers in the Attic debuted more than forty years ago.

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