The Language of Flowers

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh,

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A flower is not a flower alone; A thousand thoughts invest it'

All over the world, flowers are an integral part of human culture whether it is the perfect table centre for a wedding, a beautiful bouquet for a birthday, a message of thanks, or to pay one's respect at…

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3 authors picked The Language of Flowers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A main character who had some challenges in life and ways that the meaning of flowers helped them heal.

I love the idea that there is someone out there who perfectly understands you. Even when I’m cranky, or when I’m making references to obscure bands, or when I’m not making a lot of sense, but I am clearly emotional.

This book introduced me to two people who love each other but can’t communicate well except through flowers. 

From Heather's list on when you’re feeling your worst.

This wonderful book contains many things that I love in a story; flowers, romance, and complex mother/daughter relationships.

Emancipated from a life in the foster care system, eighteen-year-old Victoria has learned not to trust anyone. She lives a solitary life, finding meaning and beauty in flowers and their unique language.

Opportunities to belong to someone come to her first in the form of Elizabeth, a woman with a broken past whose stubborn love refuses to let Victoria go, and later in Grant, who shares her passion for the language of flowers and has some trust issues of his own.

A…

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