The Language of Flowers (novel) language of flowers—a long-forgotten and mysterious way of communication—with her firsthand knowledge of the travails of the foster-care system." For Weeks, the "novel is both enchanting and cruel, full of beauty and anger." "The New York Times" compared the novel to something "Dickens might have come up with, had Dickens been deeply interested in flower arranging." SFGate called the novel "an unexpectedly beautiful book about an ugly subject: children who grow up without families, and what becomes of them in the absence of unconditional love." Waltrous compares the novel to "Jane Eyre", identifying the novel as part of the "story
In the Name of the Father (novel) with his dead father and with his name. Chicago and the Catholic experience are superbly evoked in this short, well-written novel that most public libraries should consider."-Robert H. Donahugh of Library Journal Illinois Authors IU Faculty Amazon.com In the Name of the Father by Tony Ardizzone In the Name of the Father (novel) In the Name of the Father is the short first novel by award winning Italian American writer Tony Ardizzone. First published in 1978, the novel is a minimalist work and is the coming-of-age story of Tonto Schwartz. The novel placed Ardizzone amongst the ranks of minimalist writers