The 3rd installment in V.C. Andrews' best selling series that began with"Flowers in the Attic,""If There Be Thorns" follows Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger since they live together as man and wife together with Cathy's two sons that aren't aware of the incestuous nature of the parents' relationship. But when a woman moves in next door and befriends the boy, Bart, he displays behaviour towards Cathy and Christopher and begins a transformation. When Christopher finds his mysterious neighbor , in fact, his mum Corrine Dollanganger, each one of the household's long-hidden secrets are shown in a horrible orgasm.