Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Una novela inspirada en el sofisticado código que la sociedad victoriana utilizaba para expresar sentimientos por medio de las flores. El viaje emocional de una joven californiana marcada por una dolorosa historia personal que encuentra en este peculiar lenguaje el medio para recuperar su capacidad de confiar y amar a sus semejantes. Una novela recibida con entusiasmo por la critica y los lectores -en Italia se han vendido mas de 400 mil ejemplares-, que se ha publicado en treinta y seis idiomas. A los dieciocho años, tras una vida entrando y saliendo de numerosos hogares de acogida y pisos tutelados, Victoria Jones esta obligada a emanciparse por ley. Se ha convertido en una joven introvertida y arisca, y solo en su pasion por las flores se vislumbra un camino de salvacion. Finalmente, tras encontrar trabajo en una floristeria, se cruza con un joven a quien conocio diez años antes, durante la epoca en que vivio en casa de Elizabeth, una madre de acogida que le enseño el lenguaje de las flores. El misterioso joven conoce un secreto que atormenta a Victoria, aunque solo ella puede arreglar cuentas con el pasado. Asi, Victoria, que es capaz de expresar los sentimientos de los clientes con hermosos ramos, debera aprender a in

Una novela inspirada en el sofisticado código que la sociedad victoriana utilizaba para expresar sentimientos por medio de las flores. El viaje emocional de una joven californiana marcada por una dolorosa historia personal que encuentra en este peculiar lenguaje el medio para recuperar su capacidad de confiar y amar a sus semejantes. Una novela recibida con entusiasmo por la critica y los lectores -en Italia se han vendido mas de 400 mil ejemplares-, que se ha publicado en treinta y seis idiomas. A los dieciocho años, tras una vida entrando y saliendo de numerosos hogares de acogida y pisos tutelados, Victoria Jones esta obligada a emanciparse por ley. Se ha convertido en una joven introvertida y arisca, y solo en su pasion por las flores se vislumbra un camino de salvacion. Finalmente, tras encontrar trabajo en una floristeria, se cruza con un joven a quien conocio diez años antes, durante la epoca en que vivio en casa de Elizabeth, una madre de acogida que le enseño el lenguaje de las flores. El misterioso joven conoce un secreto que atormenta a Victoria, aunque solo ella puede arreglar cuentas con el pasado. Asi, Victoria, que es capaz de expresar los sentimientos de los clientes con hermosos ramos, debera aprender a interpretar sus propias emociones, la unica manera de deshacerse del enorme peso que arrastra desde niña y que le impide encontrar la felicidad.La critica ha dicho...El lenguaje de las flores es, al mismo tiempo, encantadora y cruel, llena de belleza y de furia. Diffenbaugh es una narradora inteligente e hipnotica.The Washington Post No es una historia de amor sencilla, sino una novela de gran riqueza sobre los diferentes amores: la maternidad biologica y la conquistada, la amistad y sus misteriosas formas de comunicacion, el apego a la tierra y sus frutos y, finalmente, sobre la relacion de pareja, tan dificil de aceptar para una joven mujer que siente aversion por el contacto fisico.Tuttolibri, La Stampa Una conmovedora primera novela que narra el paso a la edad adulta de un alma profundamente herida, que solo encuentra consuelo en el olvidado lenguaje de las flores.Publishers Weekly Una historia de amor que toca el corazon y abre los ojos a la belleza de las flores.Frankfurter Neue PresseLa historia de una huerfana que se sobrepone a sus circunstancias como una Jane Eyre de 2011 y [una historia que], fiel a su modelo, es tambien un atormentado romance.San Francisco Chronicle Una historia fabulosa, a la vez magica y muy cercana a la vida real.Freundin Encantadora, honesta y poderosamente absorbente, la primera novela de Diffenbaugh ofrece un incisivo testimonio de los misterios que abriga el corazon humano.Booklist

Una novela inspirada en el sofisticado código que la sociedad victoriana utilizaba para expresar sentimientos por medio de las flores.El viaje emocional de una joven californiana marcada por una dolorosa historia personal que encuentra en este peculiar lenguaje el medio para recuperar su capacidad de confiar y amar a sus semejantes.Una novela recibida con entusiasmo por la critica y los lectores -en Italia se han vendido mas de 400 mil ejemplares-, que se ha publicado en treinta y seis idiomas.A los dieciocho años, tras una vida entrando y saliendo de numerosos hogares de acogida y pisos tutelados, Victoria Jones esta obligada a emanciparse por ley. Se ha convertido en una joven introvertida y arisca, y solo en su pasion por las flores se vislumbra un camino de salvacion. Finalmente, tras encontrar trabajo en una floristeria, se cruza con un joven a quien conocio diez años antes, durante la epoca en que vivio en casa de Elizabeth, una madre de acogida que le enseño el lenguaje de las flores. El misterioso joven conoce un secreto que atormenta a Victoria, aunque solo ella puede arreglar cuentas con el pasado.Asi, Victoria, que es capaz de expresar los sentimientos de los clientes con hermosos ramos, debera aprender a interpretar sus propias emociones, la unica manera de deshacerse del enorme peso que arrastra desde niña y que le impide encontrar la felicidad.La critica ha dicho...El lenguaje de las floreses, al mismo tiempo, encantadora y cruel, llena de belleza y de furia. Diffenbaugh es una narradora inteligente e hipnotica.The Washington PostNo es una historia de amor sencilla, sino una novela de gran riqueza sobre los diferentes amores: la maternidad biologica y la conquistada, la amistad y sus misteriosas formas de comunicacion, el apego a la tierra y sus frutos y, finalmente, sobre la relacion de pareja, tan dificil de aceptar para una joven mujer que siente aversion por el contacto fisico.Tuttolibri,La StampaUna conmovedora primera novela que narra el paso a la edad adulta de un alma profundamente herida, que solo encuentra consuelo en el olvidado lenguaje de las flores.Publishers WeeklyUna historia de amor que toca el corazon y abre los ojos a la belleza de las flores.Frankfurter Neue PresseLa historia de una huerfana que se sobrepone a sus circunstancias como una Jane Eyre de 2011 y [una historia que], fiel a su modelo, es tambien un atormentado romance.San Francisco ChronicleUna historia fabulosa, a la vez magica y muy cercana a la vida real.FreundinEncantadora, honesta y poderosamente absorbente, la primera novela de Diffenbaugh ofrece un incisivo testimonio de los misterios que abriga el corazon humano.Booklist

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying. [Herrick] The Language of Flowers - the biggest book of the year. The most talked-about debut acquisition of 2010 will be the publishing event of 2011. The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, 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, Victoria has nowhere to go, and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. When her talent is discovered by a local florist, she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But it takes meeting a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realise what''s been missing in her own life, and as she starts to fall for him, she''s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, and decide whether it''s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers, the meaning of family, and the meaning of love.

The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, 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, Victoria has nowhere to go, and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. When her talent is discovered by a local florist, she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But it takes meeting a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realise what''s been missing in her own life, and as she starts to fall for him, she''s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, and decide whether it''s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers, the meaning of family, and the meaning of love.

A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past...

Victoria ha paura del contatto fisico. Ha paura delle parole, le sue e quelle degli altri. Soprattutto, ha paura di amare e lasciarsi amare. C'e solo un posto in cui tutte le sue paure sfumano nel silenzio e nella pace: e il suo giardino segreto nel parco pubblico di Portero Hill, a San Francisco. I fiori, che ha piantato lei stessa in questo angolo sconosciuto della citta, sono la sua casa. Il suo rifugio. La sua voce. È attraverso il loro linguaggio che Victoria comunica le sue emozioni piu profonde. La lavanda per la diffidenza, il cardo per la misantropia, la rosa bianca per la solitudine. Perche Victoria non ha avuto una vita facile. Abbandonata in culla, ha passato l'infanzia saltando da una famiglia adottiva a un'altra. Fino all'incontro, drammatico e sconvolgente, con Elizabeth, l'unica vera madre che abbia mai avuto, la donna che le ha insegnato il linguaggio segreto dei fiori. E adesso, e proprio grazie a questo magico dono che Victoria ha preso in mano la sua vita: ha diciotto anni ormai, e lavora come fioraia. I suoi fiori sono tra i piu richiesti della citta, regalano la felicita e curano l'anima. Ma Victoria non ha ancora trovato il fiore in grado di rimarginare la sua ferita. Perche il suo cuore si porta dietro una colpa segreta. L'unico capace di estirparla e Grant, un ragazzo misterioso che sembra sapere tutto di lei. Solo lui puo levare quel peso dal cuore di Victoria, come spine strappate a uno stelo. Solo lui puo prendersi cura delle sue radici invisibili.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers comes her much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds.For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her childrenAlex, now fifteen, and Luna, sixin their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Lettys parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life.Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything shes worked for and her familys fragile hopes for the future.Vanessa Diffenbaugh blends gorgeous prose with compelling themes of motherhood, undocumented immigration, and the American Dream in a powerful and prescient story about family.

From the bestselling author of The Language of Flowers, a novel about bad choices, second chances, and finding love in the most unexpected places.How far would you go for your children?Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job?As a single parent, Letty does everything for her two children - apart from raise them. Being a mother terrifies her more than she can admit, and so she''s always let her mother take that role. When Maria Elena ups and leaves, however, Letty has to confront her fears and become the parent she doesn''t think she can be.Even as she tries to give her children a future, Letty''s teenage son, Alex, struggles to forgive his mother for choices she made in the past. But he and Letty are not so dissimilar, and both are prepared to risk everything for those they love.Honest and compelling, We Never Asked for Wings is about family; it''s about the decisions we take, the mistakes we make, the people we trust, and, above all, how - and where - we find love.

Honesta y convincente, We Never Asked for Wings habla de la familia; sobre las decisiones que tomamos, los errores que cometemos, las personas en quienes confiamos, y, sobre todo, cómo - y dónde - en

How far would you go for your children?Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job?As a single parent, Letty does everything for her two children - apart from raise them. Being a mother terrifies her more than she can admit, and so she''s always let her mother take that role. When Maria Elena ups and leaves, however, Letty has to confront her fears and become the parent she doesn''t think she can be.Even as she tries to give her children a future, Letty''s teenage son, Alex, struggles to forgive his mother for choices she made in the past. But he and Letty are not so dissimilar, and both are prepared to risk everything for those they love.Honest and compelling, We Never Asked for Wings is about family; it''s about the decisions we take, the mistakes we make, the people we trust, and, above all, how - and where - we find love.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers comes her much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds.For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her childrenAlex, fifteen, and Luna, just sixin their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Lettys parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life.Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything shes worked for and her familys fragile hopes for the future.Vanessa Diffenbaugh blends gorgeous prose with compelling themes of motherhood, undocumented immigration, and the American Dream in a powerful and prescient story about family.

En famille à la poursuite du bonheur.Letty a trente-deux ans mais elle mène encore une vie dadolescente. À linverse, Alex, son fils de quinze ans, sait déjà soccuper de sa petite soeur Luna comme un

Everyone makes mistakes...Letty was going to go places. She was going to be someone. Then she got pregnant, and her plans changed.Now shes a single parent with two children shes convinced she cant care for, a dead-end job shes struggling to keep, a home in a half forgotten part of town, and no prospect of anything changing any time soon. Determined to give her children a better future, she takes a decision that may change all their lives. But perhaps shes not quite done making mistakes. And her son, Alex, may be about to make one of his own - because, sometimes, the biggest mistakes we make are when were prepared to risk everything for those we love.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers comes her much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds. For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her childrenAlex, fifteen, and Luna, just sixin their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Lettys parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life. Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything shes worked for and her familys fragile hopes for the future. Vanessa Diffenbaugh blends gorgeous prose with compelling themes of motherhood, undocumented immigration, and the American Dream in a powerful and prescient story about family.Praise for We Never Asked for Wings Deftly blends family conflict with reassurance: Wings is like Parenthood with class and immigration issues added for gravitas.People (Book of the Week) This poignant story will stay in readers hearts long after the last page. . . . Diffenbaugh weaves in the plight of undocumented immigrants to her tale of first- and second-generation Americans struggling to make their way in America. Moving without being maudlin, this story avoids the stereotypes in its stark portrayal of mothers who just want the best for their children.RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) Diffenbaugh is a storyteller of the highest order: her simple but poetic prose makes even this most classically American story sing with a special kind of vulnerable beauty.Bustle [A] gripping, heartfelt exploration of a mothers love, resilience and redemption.Family Circle Satisfying storytelling . . . Diffenbaugh delivers a heartwarming journey that mixes redemption and optimistic insight [and] confirms her gift for creating shrewd, sympathetic charmers.Kirkus Reviews

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.Praise for The Language of Flowers"Instantly enchanting . . . [Diffenbaugh] is the best new writer of the year."ElleI would like to hand Vanessa Diffenbaugh a bouquet of bouvardia (enthusiasm), gladiolus (you pierce my heart) and lisianthus (appreciation). In this original and brilliant first novel, Diffenbaugh has united her fascination with the language of flowersa long-forgotten and mysterious way of communicationwith her firsthand knowledge of the travails of the foster-care system. . . . This novel is both enchanting and cruel, full of beauty and anger. Diffenbaugh is a talented writer and a mesmerizing storyteller. She includes a flower dictionary in case we want to use the language ourselves. And there is one more sprig I should add to her bouquet: a single pink carnation (I will never forget you).Washington Post"A fascinating debut . . . Diffenbaugh clearly knows both the human heart and her plants, and she keeps us rooting for the damaged Victoria."O Magazine"Diffenbaugh effortlessly spins this enchanting tale, making even her prickly protagonist impossible not to love."Entertainment Weekly

Welke bloem past bij jouw emotie? Victoria Jones is de enige die het weet! Als kind groeide ze op in 32 verschillende pleeghuizen, liefdeloos en moederziel alleen. Door de traumatische gebeurtenissen uit haar jeugd heeft ze zich volledig afgesloten voor alles en iedereen. Op achttienjarige leeftijd vindt ze een baantje als bloemist en weet door haar diepe connectie met bloemen zich open te stellen voor mensen. De Victoriaanse taal van bloemen is de enige taal die ze spreekt, totdat een mysterieuze bloemenhandelaar haar hart verovert. Durft ze haar traumas onder ogen te zien voor haar laatste kans op geluk en liefde?Vanessa Diffenbaugh (1978) is een Amerikaanse auteur die het befaamde boek De verborgen taal van bloemen heeft geschreven. Haar debuutroman werd een echte New York Times bestseller die maar liefst 69 weken in de lijst stond en in 42 talen vertaald is. In haar roman vertelt ze over het getraumatiseerde leven van een meisje die zich alleen nog maar met bloemen kan uitdrukken. Dit is een terugkerend thema in Diffenbaughs carriere, want naast schrijfster werkt ze ook bij een organisatie die pleegkinderen ondersteunt. Diffenbaugh woont met haar man en vier kinderen in Californie.

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