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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
by Holly Ringland
I was in Oslo a few weeks ago and came across this book. I couldn't resist it because of the cover, ha ha. That doesn't happen very often - but a few times a year, I will fall for this. I also loved how every chapter started with the illustration of a flower and its meaning.
This was an unusual and lovely coming of age story involving Alice Hart, the child of an abusive father and a mother who loved flowers. When her father and pregnant mother are killed in a fire, she is sent into the care of her paternal grandmother whom she's never met before. June teaches Alice, who has lost her voice, the language of flowers. However, June is not entirely open with her ward, wanting to protect her even at the cost of the truth. The setting is variations of Australian wilderness.
There was a time when I wouldn't read this type of book. In Norway they call it "løkkeskrift roman" or "cursive writing novel", meaning typical women's literature. However, there is a great deal of comfort and entertainment to be found in this type of book, so I no longer snub my nose. I loved "the lost flowers of Alice Hart" and I will endow my sister with a copy. I know she will adore it. So will my teenage niece.
This was an unusual and lovely coming of age story involving Alice Hart, the child of an abusive father and a mother who loved flowers. When her father and pregnant mother are killed in a fire, she is sent into the care of her paternal grandmother whom she's never met before. June teaches Alice, who has lost her voice, the language of flowers. However, June is not entirely open with her ward, wanting to protect her even at the cost of the truth. The setting is variations of Australian wilderness.
There was a time when I wouldn't read this type of book. In Norway they call it "løkkeskrift roman" or "cursive writing novel", meaning typical women's literature. However, there is a great deal of comfort and entertainment to be found in this type of book, so I no longer snub my nose. I loved "the lost flowers of Alice Hart" and I will endow my sister with a copy. I know she will adore it. So will my teenage niece.