The Language of Flowers

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Published Jan. 1, 2011

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978-0-345-52554-3
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The Language of Flowers is the debut novel of American author Vanessa Diffenbaugh. It was published in 2011 by Ballantine Books. The novel follows the fraught life of a Victoria Jones, who by the age of 18, had lived in 32 foster homes, and becomes a flower arranger.The novel was inspired by a flower dictionary, a type of Victorian-era book which defines what different types of flowers mean. Diffenbaugh also published a new non-fiction "A Victorian Flower Dictionary" to accompany the novel. The novel was recommended for use in book clubs.

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a great start, and a strong finish, but the middle parts didn't connect with me.
a newly emancipated foster child makes her way into the world with suspicion and a strong aversion to human connections. she was the easiest to understand, but the characters that surround her were baffling - they had so much unexplained love and support for the main character; i just couldn't buy it.

that, combined with all the 'just in time' plot points (like getting a bonus just when she needed a car; or meeting a midwife just before she gets pregnant, or having an unexpected, paid-for leave from work just she gets focused on a photography project and her new lover) made for a too contrived book

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