The Language of Flowers

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034552554X
• ISBN13: 9780345525543
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

My go to comfort read

I've been reading this book for years, anytime I feel sad, despairing, useless, or lost. It's comforting and beautiful, the writing eloquent and yet succinct. The message and comforts it gives me change each time I read it, especially as I am now a mother myself and often feel overwhelmed by my failings to my children. This book is everything and the language of flowers and power flowers have is breathtaking.

Need an ugly cry??

My daughter read this book and insisted that I needed to read it. She was right. It was a wonderful, thought invoking book that broke my heart and then put it back together. I ugly cried and had swollen, sad eyes for a few days. It was so worth it.

Great book

I absolutely loved this book. It’s worth rereading.

Can a previous foster child find love and a family?

When I ordered this book I thought I was getting a reference book on the language of flowers, not a novel. I was pleasantly surprised by the storyline of this book and the struggles of a foster child to achieve independence and learn to allow love and be loved. Beautiful story, one I am glad I accidentally found! This book flows easily from the first sentence.

Flowers and foster care

I recommend this book! It goes through Victoria’s life as a ten year old in the foster care system, then as an 18 year old trying to find her way in the world. I really enjoyed learning about the language of flowers too!