If There Be Thorns

If There Be Thorns
Paperback edition
AuthorV. C. Andrews
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDollanganger series
GenreGothic horror
Family saga
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages384
ISBN0-671-72945-4 (1990 reissues)
OCLC23719996
Preceded byPetals on the Wind (1980) 
Followed bySeeds of Yesterday (1984) 

If There Be Thorns is a novel by Virginia C. Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. A Lifetime movie of the same name premiered on April 5, 2015.