1/9/2024 0 Comments Golly lollyI’ve always wanted to start a quaint little place where people came to enjoy themselves and celebrate their happiness and that’s why I set up Nutty Squirrel. After my corporate stint, the charm of the start-up world beckoned. “I’m a computer science graduate from IIIT Hyderabad and an MBA from IIM Bangalore. ![]() ![]() And soon the entrepreneurial bug bit her and she introduced handcrafted ice cream sandwiches made from natural ingredients to Bengaluru. A graduate from IIM Bangalore, she worked in multiple areas and at various IT firms, but her passion for ice cream took precedence. I immediately thought of the connection to Flowers in the Attic.She’s just started out and has already gotten a taste of sweet success! The love Aishwarya Kalakata has for ice creams is something that runs quite deep. I recently heard a news story about a Dutch woman who was arrested for allegedly killing four of her babies and hiding their remains in suitcases in the attic. What kind of mother would do this? Although it’s hard to believe that mothers like this really exist, they do. The whole notion of a mother who hides her children away in an attic was fascinating. While the bizarre incest angle of this story held undeniable appeal for me, I have to say that it was really the premise that captured my attention. Visits that became increasing infrequent… and increasily deadly…įlowers in the Attic: the compelling story of a family’s betrayal and heartbreak, love and revenge. Kept hidden in the airless attic, the children now lived alone except for fleeting visits from their mother. But gradually she forgot how much she adored her family. Their mother promised they would stay only long enough to inherit the fortune. But their father dies suddenly, their mother throws themselves on the mercy of her parents – who had disowned her long ago. They lived in a golden family filled with happiness. Although I have not continued reading the series, I have been told that ‘ Flowers in the Attic’ can definitely stand-alone. Since her books are horrible yet so fascinating, you almost feel guilty for being so absorbed in such a ludicrous plot (brother/sister incest, lies, kids forced to live in attic, evil grandmother, murderous mother) The storyline of ‘ Flowers in the Attic’ continues into two more works, dubbed ‘the Dollanganger series’. Once in your hands, VC Andrews’ first book ‘ Flowers in the Attic’ (1980) is hard to stop reading. ![]() I know readers aren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I found the new book cover more visually appealing and was immediately drawn to it. When I read it for the second time, it appeared the cover underwent a modern change to appeal to new readers. When I first read Flowers in the Attic, the cover looked like this: Over the years, the book covers have undergone a dramatic change as well. After her death, a ghostwriter (Andrew Neiderman) was approved by her family to continue to write novels in her name. Only when she died in 1986 was it revealed that her real name was Cleo Virginia Andrews. Recently I found out that VC Andrews never revealed her real name because it was believed that most readers wanted to read books written by men, not women. Throughout middle school, VC Andrews’ gothic horror books were all the rage, along with body glitter, white eyeliner and girl power! Everyone was sneaking VC Andrews’ books whenever they got a chance!
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