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The language of flowers : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

The language of flowers : a novel / Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

Summary:

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 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 with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780345525543
  • ISBN: 034552554X
  • ISBN: 9780345525550
  • ISBN: 0345525558
  • Physical Description: 322 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Common thistle -- A heart unacquainted -- Moss -- New beginnings -- Victoria's dictionary of flowers.
Subject: Young women > Fiction.
Florists > Fiction.
Flower language > Fiction.
Family Saga.
secrets
foster care
San Francisco (Calif.) > Fiction.
Genre: Love stories, American.
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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008101209s2011 nyu 000 1 eng
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020 . ‡a9780345525550 ‡q(pbk.)
020 . ‡a0345525558 ‡q(pbk.)
0243 . ‡a9780345525543
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)690086252 ‡z(OCoLC)1202008764
05000. ‡aPS3604.I2255 ‡bL36 2011
08200. ‡a813/.6 ‡222
1001 . ‡aDiffenbaugh, Vanessa.
24514. ‡aThe language of flowers : ‡ba novel / ‡cVanessa Diffenbaugh.
250 . ‡a1st ed.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bBallantine Books, ‡c©2011.
300 . ‡a322 pages ; ‡c25 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
5050 . ‡aCommon thistle -- A heart unacquainted -- Moss -- New beginnings -- Victoria's dictionary of flowers.
520 . ‡aThe 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 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 with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger 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.
650 0. ‡aYoung women ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aFlorists ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aFlower language ‡vFiction.
650 7. ‡aFamily Saga.
6500 . ‡a secrets
6500 . ‡afoster care
651 0. ‡aSan Francisco (Calif.) ‡vFiction.
655 0. ‡aLove stories, American.
655 7. ‡aRomance fiction. ‡2lcgft
901 . ‡a159071 ‡b ‡c159071 ‡tbiblio

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