![]() ![]() Victoria has no money, no family, and no place to call home. While that freedom is welcomed, it comes with a whole new set of challenges. Having turned 18, she is eligible for emancipation. After being bounced from 32 different placements, Victoria is finally aging out of the system. Victoria's self-image has been shaped by the one constant she has known throughout her childhood: rejection. Who is Victoria, this self-described thistle? She is a child who has spent her entire life in the foster care system. Well before the end of this book, I suspect, like me, that you will be urging Victoria, in your heart of hearts, to pick a few white violets and daffodils. As we enter Victoria's story, none of us would want the bouquet she sees as the definition of who she has become: thistle, peony, and basil (flowers that represent a deep mistrust of people, anger, and hate). To read The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, is to reflect on how the bouquet of each of our lives is crafted flower by flower.
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