"The Language of Flowers" could be a good read for someone who enjoys heart-wrenching stories of love and growth. This book is unique in that it explores the Victorian language of flowers as a means of communication for its protagonist, Victoria Jones, who struggles with forming connections due to her difficult upbringing. The book's most distinctive feature is its use of flowers as a metaphor for relationships, and how they can both help and hinder personal growth. With a mixture of painful past and newfound hope for the future, "The Language of Flowers" is a recommended read for those seeking a touching and emotional story.

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• Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)

A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating grief, 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, Victoria has nowhere to go and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. Soon a local florist discovers her talents, and Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses f

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