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 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. But an unexpected encounter with a
mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her
life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her
past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a
second chance at happiness.
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To write The Language of Flowers, Vanessa
Diffenbaugh found inspiration in her own experience as a foster
mother. After studying creative writing and education at Stanford
University, Vanessa taught art and writing to youth in low-income
communities. She and her husband, PK, have three children and live
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This is her first novel.