THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS:  a novel
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The author is a master of details yet the story of Victoria shines through. I couldn't put it down. Sad and a real roller coaster at times, yet so beautiful.
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I love to read a book and learn -- learn about wounded people coping the best they can while facing challenges. Very creative in using the flowers to communicate the story.
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It took me 7 days to read this book, Flowers by Louise M Hewett.  I could not put it down.  It is the continuing journey of a family of people who are healing and growing together.  The family continues to grow out of the need to filter out the pre-conditioning of society.  It is a teaching now needed by the young in the story as well as in our world today.  Having read, Mist and Wind, I was immersed back into the worlds of Roisin, her loves, emotions and trances, with compassion as the royal emotion that underlies all the symbolism, myths and reprograming of the Braves and Priestesses. A very human novel.
3850108
The Moonlight Garden is a wonderful novel.  It held my attention from the first paragraph.  It had a great story line.  Besides being a romance novel, it included historical facts.
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I really enjoyed reading this book I couldn't stop reading it, it was so interesting and full of information. I'm half way asleep and half way wake. I' m pretty tired but with staying up late and reading the whole book I recommend this book to anyone that loves flowers and the great healing that it can bring you. I've learn so many things from this book and it wasn't expensive and I purchased other books that were more  expensive and I  didn't  learn much but this was an awesome book to read. I'll have to read this book over again and again ..until I learn all about  each beautiful flower .
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I've read quite a few books lately, but I have been struggling to find one I like well enough to recommend in this column.  At last I have found it with The Language of Flowers: A Novel.

It is Victoria's eighteenth birthday.  Rather than celebrate with cake and candles like most adolescents, Victoria receives an indifferent kick to the curb.  Victoria is a ward of the state, raised in multiple foster homes and group homes until she is unceremoniously "emancipated" on her 18th birthday (which is not likely her actual date of birth since she was abandoned as an infant).  She is able to carry everything she owns with her in a cardboard box.

Nestled amongst hand-me-down clothing that never really fit her, Victoria's box contains her most prized possession; a dictionary defining the sentiments expressed by each flower.  Victoria despises red roses, which represent love.  She feels better represented by thistle, which conveys misanthropy.

Despite the enormous obstacles before her, Victoria perseveres with the help of flowers.  She has never enjoyed school, never had the best behavior, and has no friends to speak of, but Victoria has always taken comfort in flowers and the secret messages that they can convey.  Her knowledge of flowers allows her to secure a job at a flower store.

Even as Victoria uses flowers to help others accomplish their goals of reconnecting with loved ones or finding romance, flowers also force her to interact with others in meaningful ways.  Witnessing her tentatively experience friendship and romance for the first time is touching and believable.

Interwoven in the story of Victoria's present is the story of her past and how she lost the one foster mother who loved her unconditionally.

At times absolutely raw, this book is also, against all odds, uplifting and hopeful.
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I liked the descriptions of flowers, scenery, facial expressions, and gestures.
I enjoyed the progression of the story, not too fast and not too slow.
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Flowers for Algernon

  by Daniel Keyes

  This is one of the best books I've ever read. It made me think a lot. Maybe I liked it so much, because I was a psychology major. But this book made me think, which is something that the majority of books these days just don't do.

  Charlie is a mentally-challenged man. When the doctors' experimental surgery, to increase intelligence

works successfully, they want to try it out on him. His friendship with Algernon was very touching.

  This book was happy, but also sad. I give this book my highest rating, and I truly recommend it:)
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Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale is an absolutely wonderful book.  With rich full characters that will absolutely draw you into their lives.  This is the first book I've read by this writer but I am sure it won't be the last.  Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
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This was my first kindle purchase and I blew through it. A seriously good book. I even went so far as to order another book (or three, maybe) on the language of flowers. I really enjoy books that go back and forth between different perspectives - this one did not switch character viewpoints, but it alternate between her as a child to present day young adult. A story of love, loss, and overcoming obstacles.
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I am looking forward to read the entire Love in Bloom Series by Melissa Foster. The American authors use impressive English which is not seen in case of Indian authors.
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The flower blooms here in the writing. Touching, endearing, and very real.
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A very good read.  It was our book club's selection and remarkly, everyone enjoyed it.  I found it quirky but enjoyable.  I am not a great fan of "time travel", but once I caught on to the author's pattern it did not bother me. I was fascinated by the research that the main character went thru in the pre-internet era, to discover the different meanings of the flowers. When the author was describing the library, I could almost smell the room.
I am intrigued to find out more about the language of flowers.
All in all a good summer read!
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Wonderful main character, I wondered if she was autistic. I particularly loved learning about the flowers.  Well written but some supporting characters were not fully realized making their actions seem odd or doubtful.
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A lovely way of using flowers to express emotions....I was especially pleased by the way the author transforms the main character from being detached and not feeling close to to actually managing a relationship with someone and having a baby.  Even though she endured childhood neglect, she was fortunate to have an adopted mother and boyfriend that gave her the opportunity to develop her own character.  I need to read it again since it's been a while.
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I just loved how the characters communicated their feelings through flowers.  The story focuses on a girl who has been emotionally wounded in the foster care system.  The book alternates chapters between her current life and childhood.  The book was heartfelt and realistic.
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I really enjoyed the Desert Flower by Waris Dirie.  I look forward to reading her other books!!!!