Vanessa Diffenbaugh at Book Passage, Corte Madera September 22, 2011

Vanessa Diffenbaugh discusses her novel The Language of Flowers ($25.00). The Victorians used flowers to convey romance, but Victoria Jones uses them to communicate grief. Now 18 and emancipated from the foster care system, she sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden. A local florist discovers her talents, and Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others.

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