Virginia Andrews' first novel, 'Flowers in the Attic' became an immediate bestseller in 1979. It was followed by more books about the Dollanganger family, 'Petals on the Wind', 'If There be Thorns', 'Seeds of Yesterday', and 'Garden of Shadows'. She is also the author of the Casteel family saga: 'Heaven', 'Dark Angel', 'Fallen Hearts', 'Gates of Paradise' and 'Web of Dreams'.

Virignia Andrews died in 1986, and left a considerable amount of unpublished material.