The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set): Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger) Cover
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The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set) Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger)

V.C. Andrews

V.C. Andrews’s bestselling Flowers in the Attic saga has been enjoyed by millions of readers for more than thirty years. Now, all five books are available together in this new collection! In

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The podcast mentioned the title as a way to identify the author V.C. Andrews, noting that listeners might know the author from that earlier novel.

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You might know VC Andrews from Flowers in the Attic.

— Episode: Episode 251: Tara Calico

Episode: Episode 251: Tara Calico

The podcast mentioned the title as a way to identify the author V.C. Andrews, noting that listeners might know the author from that earlier novel.

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You might know VC Andrews from Flowers in the Attic.

Stuff You Should Know

During a discussion about Andrew Carnegie, a host said his favorite book was Flowers in the Attic.

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His favorite one was Flowers in the Attic.

— Episode: Robber Barons!

Episode: Robber Barons!

During a discussion about Andrew Carnegie, a host said his favorite book was Flowers in the Attic.

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His favorite one was Flowers in the Attic.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

The hosts mentioned the book when one of them listened to the audiobook and pointed out odd phrasing, and later referenced it as an unsettling example of a serial killer narrating a dark story for the blind. They also alluded to its controversial plot elements and a made‑for‑TV movie adaptation, discussing it humorously but without endorsing it.

Episode: 253 - Live at the Arvest Bank Theatre in Kansas Ci...

Georgia was listening to an audiobook version, and found some of the phrasing to be odd, particularly the word 'clumbering'.

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But oh my God, some of the phrases that those, that they use in that book, get my sweet Adrena if anyone's reading along.

I don't know if anybody noticed this at one point near the, near the beginning of the book, I think she's describing Vera, the cousin. And she says clumsily clumbering down the hall. Clumbering is not a word, is it?

Episode: 95 - Gesus

It was mentioned in the context of a serial killer narrating audiobooks, and the hosts discussed the concept of a darkly humorous or disturbing story read in a monotone voice.

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So it's called volunteers of Vacaville or the blind project. Um, they were recorded thousands of books, bestsellers, textbooks, mysteries, science fiction, Western, Western children's books and cookbooks onto tape cassettes from 1977 to 87 Kemper had spent over 5,000 hours in the recording booth and had more than 4 million feet of tape and several hundred books to his credit, including, and this is the best one flowers in the fucking addict addict addict addict flowers in the addictions flowers in the addicts.

Oh, can you imagine flowers in the attic as that guy in that could kind of nerdy voice like that.

I kind of want to do My Sweet Audrina just because it's a little bit like I just rewatched the they did the Flowers in the Attic made for TV movie on Lifetime.

Episode: 95 - Gesus

It was mentioned as a book read by Ed Kemper, a serial killer, in an audio book program for the blind. The podcast hosts discussed how it would be unsettling to hear it read by him.

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Flowers in the fucking attic.

Oh, can you imagine flowers in the attic as that guy in that kind of nerdy voice like that?

Episode: MFM Minisode 29

It was mentioned in the context of a discussion about teenagers being locked away, referencing the book's controversial plot elements, which include incest.

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You read the Flowers in the Attic series. You know how fucking hot that can be.

Episode: 95 - Gesus

It was discussed briefly in the context of a serial killer reading audiobooks, and the hosts later considered reading it as part of a book club, referencing its made-for-TV movie adaptation.

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So it's called volunteers of Vacaville or the blind project. Um, they were recorded thousands of books, bestsellers, textbooks, mysteries, science fiction, Western, Western children's books and cookbooks onto tape cassettes from 1977 to 87 Kemper had spent over 5,000 hours in the recording booth and had more than 4 million feet of tape and several hundred books to his credit, including, and this is the best one flowers in the fucking addict addict addict addict flowers in the addictions flowers in the addicts.

Oh, can you imagine flowers in the attic as that guy in that could kind of nerdy voice like that.

Oh my God. Did you watch it, Stephen? Did Malz do an episode?

Oh, Malz. Do you want to do it too?

Let's do that one or Flowers in the Attic. Let's start with which we start with.

Episode: 95 - Gesus

It was mentioned in passing that Ed Kemper, a serial killer, narrated the audiobook version of this book in the 1980s.

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Flowers in the fucking attic.

Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 97: The Hague

They referred to *Flowers in the Attic* as a V.C.Andrews book, calling it problematic and discussing its controversial content.

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there's a V.C. Andrews book. Flowers in the Attic? No. It's a problematic book that they talked about and they said it was controversial.

Episode: Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 95: Gesus

They talked about the book, noting it as a favorite and recalling its dark, gothic storyline.

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Let's do Flowers in the Attic. It's a dark, gothic novel that they've both read and loved.

I love that book; it's the one about the creepy attic and the tragic family.

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

It was discussed in passing, described as a popular book at the time where a mother and her children are forced to live in the attic by her parents and they end up having sexual relations with each other.

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basically Gareth a mom has four kids she her parents are terrible but her husband dies she has to move in with the parents and the parents make her put the kids in the attic and they're just like that...

— Episode: 27 - The Past Times with Lisa Curry

Episode: 27 - The Past Times with Lisa Curry

It was discussed in passing, described as a popular book at the time where a mother and her children are forced to live in the attic by her parents and they end up having sexual relations with each other.

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basically Gareth a mom has four kids she her parents are terrible but her husband dies she has to move in with the parents and the parents make her put the kids in the attic and they're just like that's where they live they never come out and they fuck you they fuck each other because what else you gonna do

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