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Ballantine Books
September 2011
On Sale: August 23, 2011
336 pages
ISBN: 034552554X
EAN: 9780345525543
Hardcover
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Fiction Family Life
A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel,
The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present,
creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose
gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even
as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past. 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 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 and emancipated from the system, Victoria has
nowhere to go and sleeps in a public park, where she plants
a small garden of her own. Soon a local florist discovers
her talents, and Victoria realizes she has a gift for
helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But
a mysterious vendor at the flower market 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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