![]() ![]() The SFGate reviewer Malena Watrous described the novel as much less "grittier" than other discussions of the foster system, which Watrous partially attributes to Diffenbaugh's own adoption of children from that system. The plot of the novel focuses on finding love, adoption, emancipation, homelessness, single motherhood and attachment disorder, but the main focus is on the foster system. The novel was recommended for use in book clubs. Diffenbaugh also published a new non-fiction "A Victorian Flower Dictionary" to accompany the novel. The novel was inspired by a flower dictionary, a type of Victorian-era book which defines what different types of flowers mean. The novel follows the fraught life of a Victoria Jones, who by the age of 18, had lived in 32 foster homes, and becomes a flower arranger. It was published in 2011 by Ballantine Books. The Language of Flowers is the debut novel of American author Vanessa Diffenbaugh. ![]()
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