The Dollanganger family had such a perfect life -- then Daddy was killed in a car accident, and Momma was forced to bring Chris and Cathy and the twins to live with her millionaire parents. But the promise of a new life is soon shattered: reviled by their grandparents, the children must live in an abandoned wing of the mansion, with only an airless attic to play in. As the weeks stretch into years, they become convinced that their mother no longer cares for them, and can only dream of what the future might hold. Powerless to change their fate, they cling desperately to their love to give them hope of a better, happier life...