Novels
The Language of
Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- Brilliant and well-researched, this novel leads readers through an 18-year-old’s intense psychological journey to better understand love and forgiveness. Victoria Jones, an orphan, has been emancipated from the system and is forced to learn to live on her own in the streets until she meets Renata, a local flower shop owner. Victoria takes the job she’s offered and ends up colliding with her past through the people she meets while working. It was excellent!!
- I’d give it either a 4.5 or a 5 out of 5 stars.
- I recommend this book for writers because Diffenbaugh’s prose is delicate, sensuous, and invigorating; her dialogue is poignant and descriptive (showing instead of telling); and her pacing heightens suspense without being obnoxious (which is significant coming from me because normally this would seriously annoy me). Lot’s to learn from this author—and *BONUS* The Language of Flowers is her debut novel! Very encouraging.
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