Not Exactly Chick Lit But… The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Posted By Chloe on July 12th, 2011

I have heard a lot of good things about this highly anticipated debut novel from Vanessa Diffenbaugh, and now I’ve been lucky enough to receive my own copy, I’m even more excited! The cover is absolutely stunning, and the story sounds so intriguing as well, I can’t wait to read it. It’s out on August 18th and the synopsis is below. Does it sound like one you want to read?

“The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, 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, Victoria has nowhere to go, and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. When her talent is discovered by a local florist, she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But it takes meeting a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realise what’s been missing in her own life, and as she starts to fall for him, she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, and decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers, the meaning of family, and the meaning of love.”

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3 Responses to “Not Exactly Chick Lit But… The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh”

Sharon Goodwin
July 12th, 2011 at 9:25 am

Just finished reading the Language of Flowers - in my opinion, it’s a keeper!

Nina Bell
July 12th, 2011 at 9:52 am

I’ve been intrigued by this, but can’t quite feel convinced that if you’d had a tough, deprived life, you’d have found out about the language of flowers, as you would need someone who cared about you to teach you. It’s not the kind of information that just hangs around. It’s also not a language many people speak, which might limit its use as a method of communication. But suppose I should read it to find out!

Kat
July 12th, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Not my sort of book I’m afraid.

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