V.C. Andrews (Virginia Cleo Andrews) was an American author known for her dark, Gothic novels that often explore themes of family secrets, forbidden love, betrayal, and twisted relationships. She was born on June 6, 1923, in Portsmouth, Virginia, and died on December 19, 1986, at the age of 63. Andrews is most famous for her Dollanganger series, which began with the novel Flowers in the Attic (1..