- Published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2011.
- Year Published: 2011
- Description: 322 p.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
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- 9780345525543
- 034552554X
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bouquet garden ca flower market san francisco california secret garden victoria 2012 reading list award winner flower flowers florist illegal garden vanessa diffenbaugh california foster home san francisco public library foster home victoria jones
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The language of flowers
by Diffenbaugh, Vanessa.
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"The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past"-- Provided by publisher.
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Note the glossary at the back before you start!
This is an intense, forthright, strangely poetic novel about motherhood, flowers, reconciliation, and foster care. Victoria Jones is one of the most memorable characters I've come across for quite some time.
I was depressed by the beginning of the story, and a little bored (learning about the glossary of flower meanings at the back of the book helped make this part a lot more interesting!), but I was more and more drawn into the alternating stories of Victoria's past and present, and by the ending, I was quite satisfied. I think this would make a very good selection for book clubs - there is a LOT to discuss.
I was depressed by the beginning of the story, and a little bored (learning about the glossary of flower meanings at the back of the book helped make this part a lot more interesting!), but I was more and more drawn into the alternating stories of Victoria's past and present, and by the ending, I was quite satisfied. I think this would make a very good selection for book clubs - there is a LOT to discuss.
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