THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

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The Language of Flowers

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh

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The Language of Flowers’ main character, Victoria is on her own after turning 18 after a life of being shifted through the foster-care system. With nowhere to go, she finds herself alone on the streets of San Francisco, and she turns to what she knows best – the comfort of flowers.

Here is the book blurb:

The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, aster 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 that she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But a mysterious vendor at the flower market inspires her to question 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.

Read an excerpt of The Language of Flowers here. 

Not only is Vanessa Diffenbaugh a talented author, but she has done amazing work in the foster care system. She has founded the Camellia Network, whose mission is to create a nationwide movement to support foster youth transitioning into the world. Basically that means helping those who reach the age of 18 transition into adulthood once they leave the foster care system. For more information on the Camellia Network, you can go visit www.camellianetwork.org.

The Language of Flowers has been optioned for the big screen and this is one I can absolutely envision on the big screen. Everything about it screams MOVIE! MOVIE! MOVIE! A big mystery for me is that I’m really curious as to what kind of flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh had in her wedding bouquet!

If you’d like to win a copy of this beautiful novel, whose images will truly stay with you forever (can you imagine if a book came with scratch and smell pages – this one would be GLORIOUS!), please share with me your favorite flower and why you chose the one you did!

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