The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh [Paperback: Good]

Paperback in Good condition (402 pages)

The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love.  But for Victoria Jones, its been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude.  After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings.  Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them.  But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning whats been missing in her life.  And when shes forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether its worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.