Petals  On the Wind
Chris, Cathy and Carrie escape their attic prison and travel on a bus bound for Florida .  They meet a nice large black lady named Henny who takes them to Dr. Paul Sheffields home when she see's Carrie is very sick.  They become his "wards" and set out to have a normal life.  Cathy becomes a ballerina, Chris goes to medical school to be the doctor he always wanted to be.  Poor Carrie still with a large head and a body too small struggling to find acceptance and love from others.  Cathy weaves a tangled web of desire, revenge and  ambition as the story unfolds.   Like Spanish moss that "clings and kills" tragedy awaits around every corner.  Will she ever get the justice she wants or the happiness she deserves?

Free. Was ever a word more wonderful than that one? -- Catherine Dollanganger

Dr Christopher Dollaganger Sheffield  
Catherine Leigh Dollanganger Marquet Sheffield  
Carrie Dollanganger Sheffield
Bartholomew Winslow      
Henrietta Beech (“Henny”)   
Dr Paul Scott Sheffield (“Dr Paul”)
Julian Marquet
Julian Janus Marquet (Jory)  
Bart Scott Winslow Sheffield
Madam Marisha Rosencoff  
Georges Rosencoff  
Madam Zolta  Korovenskov  
Olivia Winfield Foxworth
Corrine Foxworth Dollanganger Winslow
Amanda Sheffield
Sissy Towers
Lacy St John  
Yolanda Lange  
Theodore Alexander Rockingham (Alex)  
Emma Linstrom  
Julia Sheffield   
Scotty Sheffield   
Denise Danielle   
Miss Emily Dean Dewhurst   
Norma Belle  
Lorraine DuVall           
Miss Longhurst  
Thelma Merkel  
Miss Williamson  
April Summers   
Alex Tarrell and Michael Michelle
Johnny Stoneman  
Miss Mallory
Mr & Mrs. Parkins and Baby Clara   


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