The Language of Flowers: A Novel
The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to t...show more
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WOW! This was the most amazing story. Well written and capturing all the uncertainty of its main character, Victoria, "The Language of Flowers" tells her story in parallel lines, slowly peeling away the layers of the past which have come to bear on the present. It's a story of self-revelation and love. Victoria's present circumstances are inextricably tied to her past, keeping her bound in patterns of behavior that don't always help her. As we...read more
I didn't want to read this book because I was judging it based on the cover and the title. Ugh, no sappy books please.
There's a reason you are told not to judge covers and whatnot. Just read the damn book!
This was really a fantastic book and not at all what I expected. I expected a sappy bombardment of floral stuff but got a very realistic portrayal of the foster care system and what happens to kids who hit the magic age of 18. Here's a hint: it'...read more
There's a reason you are told not to judge covers and whatnot. Just read the damn book!
This was really a fantastic book and not at all what I expected. I expected a sappy bombardment of floral stuff but got a very realistic portrayal of the foster care system and what happens to kids who hit the magic age of 18. Here's a hint: it'...read more
At first I enjoyed this book - It was an interesting story that was tied together by ‘the language of flowers’. The first half was great - then at about the middle when she has the baby - it lost me. I was struggling to figure out how any of this could happen, why government agencies weren’t involved and actually feared for the baby’s safety. How she thought it was ok to just abandon the baby without even confirming the father had found her - ...read more
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