book the language of flowers by vanessa diffenbaugh

From her current perspective, Victoria becomes a permanent employee of Bloom and finds a residence. The lack of relationship with any of her family members causes Elizabeth to miss the court date where she was going to adopt Victoria, an event that began a downward spiral in Elizabeth's and Victoria's relationship. Victoria also learns that Elizabeth and her sister, Catherine, have been estranged for many years.

Through her childhood perspective, Victoria and Elizabeth's bond deepens. The second section of the book furthers the plot for Victoria as both a child and adult. She also meets Grant, who turns out to be Elizabeth's nephew, when they bond over their shared knowledge of the meaning of flowers. Her knowledge of flowers allows her to get a job at Bloom, a local flower shop. Even though she squanders her housing opportunity and ends up homeless, the one constant in her life is flowers. In the chapters written from the Victoria's current perspective, the reader learns that Victoria is 18 and aging out of the foster system. However the reader also becomes aware of the fact that Victoria did not continue to live with Elizabeth due to something going terribly wrong. The reader learns that Victoria and Elizabeth had a close bond, and that Elizabeth instilled in Victoria the love of flowers and their meanings. In the chapters written from the perspective of her childhood, the reader learns about several of the negative experiences Victoria had while living in foster care but is also introduced to a main caregiver in Victoria's life, Elizabeth. In the first main section of the book, the reader is introduced to Victoria.

'The Language of Flowers,' a novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, is the New York Times Bestselling story about Victoria Jones, her passion for flowers and how her use of flowers helped her to communicate with others and helped her come into her own.

Book the language of flowers by vanessa diffenbaugh