Book One, Foxworth Hall, Joel Foxworth, and Memories Summary

Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews is the final book in a series about the Foxworth family. Brother and sister Chris and Catherine are now adults living as husband and wife, breeding a life of co-dependency and incestuous secrets for their family.

In the chapter called "Foxworth Hall," Catherine, the narrator, explains where her family secret began. Their mother took Catherine and Chris along with their 5-year-old twin siblings, Cory and Carrie, to Foxworth Hall, promising them a life of riches. Instead, the mother locks the children in the attic where they remain for many years. In addition to the mental abuse and neglect, they are physically abused too. As Catherine and Chris become adolescents, they give in to their sexual curiosity with each other in the attic...