The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast:
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Today’s book is fiction.
Vanessa weaves the Victorian language of love into a love story: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love.
For the main character, Victoria Jones, flowers are more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood in the foster care system, her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings.
Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them.
An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forces her to confront a painful secret from her past.
Brigitte Weeks of The Washington Post gave my favorite review of this book:
“ I would like to hand Vanessa Diffenbaugh a bouquet of bouvardia (enthusiasm), gladiolus (you pierce my heart) and lisianthus (appreciation). . . . And there is one more sprig I should add to her bouquet: a single pink carnation (I will never forget you).”
This is a lovely fiction book from 2012.
It is perfect for gardeners looking for something light and fun to read over the winter.
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