It smoldered, and then the fire went out. The Victorians used flowers to express emotions: honeysuckle for. The Language of Flowers: A Novel Kindle Edition by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 6,465 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Watching them light, I felt a terror unequal to the size of the flickering flames, and for a paralyzing moment I was ten years old again, desperate and hopeful in a way I had never been before and never would be again.īut the bare synthetic mattress did not ignite like the thistle had in late October. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a moving story of hope and forgiveness, and an international bestseller. They ignited, one after the next, a glowing picket fence across the piped edging. A neat row of wooden matches lined the foot of the bed.

This fictional story follows Victoria Jones, a foster care child who is legally emancipated at the age of 18 and communicates primarily through the language of flowers.

Standing in the middle of the room, I located the source of the fire. The Language of Flowers (2011) is the debut novel of Vanessa Diffenbaugh. The sharp, chemical smell was nothing like the hazy syrup of my dreams the two were as different as Carolina and Indian jasmine, separation and attachment. Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Publication date 2011 Topics Young women - Fiction, Florists - Fiction, Flower language - Fiction, Florists, Flower language, Young women, San Francisco (Calif. Even so, the moment my mattress started to burn, I bolted awake. Publication date 2011 Publisher London etc. The sugary smoke settled in my hair as I slept, the scent like a cloud left on my pillow as I rose. Trees ignited as I passed them oceansīurned.

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