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The language of flowers : a novel / Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
"The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345525543
- ISBN: 034552554X
- Physical Description: 322 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
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| Subject: | Young women > Fiction. Florists > Fiction. Flower language > Fiction. San Francisco (Calif.) > Fiction. |
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- 66 of 67 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 67 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Adams PL Sys. - Geneva Branch | FIC DIFFENB LAN (Text) | 34207001979674 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexandria-Monroe PL - Alexandria | F DIF (Text) | 37521530311788 | AMPL Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Attica PL - Attica | F DIFFENBAUGH, VANESSA (Text) | 74231000106863 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Brazil PL - Brazil | DIFFENBAUGH (Text) | 38160000317238 | Second Floor, Fiction | Available | - |
| Butler PL - Butler | FIC DIFFEN (Text) | 73174005013891 | Adult: Fiction | Available | - |
| Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City | F Dif (Text) | 76893000246990 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden-Jackson Twp PL - Camden | FIC DIF (Text) | 74082000015325 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola | FIC DIFFENBAUGH (Text) | 33118000147990 | Adult: General Fiction | Available | - |
| Clinton PL - Clinton | YA DIF (Text) | 36806002785788 | YOUNG ADULT 2ND FLOOR | Available | - |
| Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | F DIFFENBAUGH (Text) | 78321000020892 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
"The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past"-- - Baker & Taylor
Discovering the symbolic meanings of flowers while languishing in the foster-care system, eighteen-year-old Victoria is hired by a florist when her talent for helping others is discovered, a situation that leads her to confront a painful secret from her past. - Baker & Taylor
Discovering the symbolic meanings of flowers while languishing in the foster-care system, 18-year-old Victoria is hired by a florist when her talent for helping others is discovered, a situation that leads to a romantic prospect and the confrontation of a painful secret from her past. - Random House, Inc.
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, itâs 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 whatâs been missing in her life, and when sheâs forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether itâs worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.
Praise for The Language of Flowers
"Instantly enchanting . . . [Diffenbaugh] is the best new writer of the year."âElle
âI would like to hand Vanessa Diffenbaugh a bouquet of bouvardia (enthusiasm), gladiolus (you pierce my heart) and lisianthus (appreciation). In this original and brilliant first novel, Diffenbaugh has united her fascination with the language of flowersâa long-forgotten and mysterious way of communicationâwith her firsthand knowledge of the travails of the foster-care system. . . . This novel is both enchanting and cruel, full of beauty and anger. Diffenbaugh is a talented writer and a mesmerizing storyteller. She includes a flower dictionary in case we want to use the language ourselves. And there is one more sprig I should add to her bouquet: a single pink carnation (I will never forget you).ââWashington Post
"A fascinating debut . . . Diffenbaugh clearly knows both the human heart and her plants, and she keeps us rooting for the damaged Victoria."âO Magazine
"Diffenbaugh effortlessly spins this enchanting tale, making even her prickly protagonist impossible not to love."âEntertainment Weekly
