Customer Reviews
A must for all readers of the Flowers in the Attic Series - By: Ms. S. E. Morgan, 29 Aug 2008 
This is a great end to the series. It shows that the Grandmother wasn't always so cold & that the events in her life led her to be the person who locked away Christopher, Cathy & the twins in the Attic. It reallly gives you the true nature of Malcolm Foxworth thats almost chilling. The incestous relations of the Foxworth family has some shocking results that give you more of an understanding of what reallly went on in the other books. Amazing.
Not essential but still efficient - By: Great Expectations, 28 Jul 2006 
I don't think "Garden of Shadows" is essential reading for fans of "Flowers", but it explains a lot about the source of Cathy & Chris's incestuous desires nonetheless. What left deeper impressions on me are the extreme religious fervour of John Amos, & the mystery of whether Malcolm Foxworth actuallly knew about Corrine's 4 children before his death. I also cannot wait for this whole book (as Olivia'a diary) to be opened or published to the remaining younger members of the Dollangranger family 25 years later (maybe in "Thorns" or "Seeds"), & observe their reactions to the truth that haunted Olivia to her fatal stroke at the end of "Petals". Overalll, worth reading for the brilliant descriptions of light & darkness to symbolise good & evil.
essential to the plot ! - By: , 29 Jun 2004 
If you have read the other 4 books in this series,like me not realising that there was a prequel, then you have to get this book ! It's essential reading & leaves you with an 'ah, I get it now' understanding about the other books ! It's a wonderful read.
The truth about the Foxworths - By: , 15 Dec 2002 If you have read the other books in this series you will love this one because you learn the origins of the characters. The past behind that cruel heartless grandmother who locked her grandchildren up in the attic, the grandfather who we anxiously waited for him to die & the family background of Corrine & the truth about her past.
A must read book for lovers of Flowers in the attic
The Final Chapter in the Flowers In The Attic story. - By: , 10 Apr 2000 Read it & weep. This takes you back to Olivia's meeting with Malcolm, a loveless uncaring father of two boys Mal & Joel until the birth of Corrine where he becomes the doting father who expects her to stay with him until his death.
I would recommend you read this book to find out just where the incestous relationship came from & who exactly was to blame.
