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A young woman who grew up in foster care speaks through flowers
2011Steady paceHopeful
What it is about
Victoria Jones ages out of the foster care system at eighteen with nowhere to go. The only language she is fluent in is the Victorian language of flowers, in which each bloom has a meaning. She finds work at a florist and slowly begins to open up.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like quiet stories about healing.
What you will get
A touching debut with a unique premise. It includes a dictionary of flower meanings.
The Language of Flowers Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Foster care · Flowers · Healing
Length
322 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Victoria Jones and the people who reach out to her.
Setting
San Francisco and the Bay Area.
What makes it different
Each chapter is tied to a flower and its meaning.
Feel
Gentle, hopeful and a little sad.
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