'Nine-year-old Alice Hart grows up in an isolated, idyllic home between sugar cane fields and the sea, where her mother's enchanting flowers and their hidden messages shelter her from the dark moods of her father. When tragedy irrevocably changes her life, Alice goes to live with her grandmother she never know existed, on an Australian native flower farm that gives refuge to women who, like Alice, are lost or broken. In the Victorian tradition, every flower has meaning and, as she settles into her new life, Alice uses this language of native flowers to say the things that are too hard to speak.'(backcover)

Passed to fellow reader - enjoy!

A lovely wishlist surprise. Thankyou so much. Looking forward to catching up for coffee and book chat soon.

This was a group read with my local F2F group and it was generally liked although we all found it very similar to a previous read ( The Orchardists Daughter by Karen Viggers) in plot and themes. Some nice imagery but some of the main characters motivations re an abusive relationship was problematic for this reader. However on the plus side being part of a reading group is that you take the leap out of your reading zone and sometimes the discussion afterwards where you listen to others
and their perspective can be more rewarding than the actual read :)

Adding another as books should never travel solo . Enjoy :)

Received as a companion to a Wishlist book, popping aside as a TBR.
Thank you!

To the finder of this book:

Please journal that you’ve found me, read and re-release. I’d love to follow the book’s journey. Bookcrossing is free & fun and let’s face it, not much is these days! :)

To the finder of this book -
Please let me and previous readers know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it; you are under no obligation to read it.
Bookcrossing is completely free and anonymous and members have been releasing books all over the world for more than 20 years.
If you choose to become a member you will also be able to follow this book’s future story.

This was being passed around the table at dinner and I really wanted to read it being as the back references to the language of flowers which I am highly intrigued by