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ankarli 's review for:
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
by Holly Ringland
I've wanted to read this since discovering Holly on ABCs Back to Nature. I enjoyed her commentary on some of the stunningly beautiful places they visited as part of that series. I added this book to my hold list at the library, in the meantime following Holly on Instagram and reading her blog. I kind of knew that this book was going to be good but after sinking into the book it was way more than I expected.
Yes, the first couple of chapters are hard to read, and there are many instances in the book where you just grieve for Alice. But where there is dark, there is also light - beautifully portrayed by the characters of Sally, Candy Baby, Twig, and Lulu plus even in a sense - canine pals Toby, Harry, and Pip. It is my thought that the descriptions of flowers and plants in the book add to that light. They emphasize the fragility of humans.
Holly's descriptions of the landscapes within this book are just beautiful. It becomes a character within the books.
Two themes run through the book - domestic violence and fairy tales, the later often being a warning about the former. As an avid reader of fairy tales in my childhood - you consider them as just stories without understanding they have a hidden meaning.
I think the feelings borne from this book will stay with me for a long time. I can't wait to read her next book.
Yes, the first couple of chapters are hard to read, and there are many instances in the book where you just grieve for Alice. But where there is dark, there is also light - beautifully portrayed by the characters of Sally, Candy Baby, Twig, and Lulu plus even in a sense - canine pals Toby, Harry, and Pip. It is my thought that the descriptions of flowers and plants in the book add to that light. They emphasize the fragility of humans.
Holly's descriptions of the landscapes within this book are just beautiful. It becomes a character within the books.
Two themes run through the book - domestic violence and fairy tales, the later often being a warning about the former. As an avid reader of fairy tales in my childhood - you consider them as just stories without understanding they have a hidden meaning.
I think the feelings borne from this book will stay with me for a long time. I can't wait to read her next book.