Petals on the Wind

Petals on the Wind
First edition cover
AuthorV. C. Andrews
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDollanganger series
GenreGothic horror
Family saga
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1980
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages448
ISBN0-671-72947-0 (1990 reissues)
OCLC28589928
Preceded byFlowers in the Attic (1979) 
Followed byIf There Be Thorns (1981) 

Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. The book, like the others in the series, was a number one best-seller in North America in the early 1980s. In 2014, it was adapted into a Lifetime original movie.