Bøger af Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a moving story of hope and forgiveness, and an international bestseller.The Victorians used flowers to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. For Victoria Jones, flowers and their meanings are her only connection to the world - although for her, they are most useful in expressing feelings such as grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood in the foster care system, Victoria - now eighteen - 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 a meeting with a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realize what's been missing in her own life. As she starts to fall for him, though, she must confront a painful secret from her past - and decide whether it's worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.

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, it's 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 what's been missing in her life. And when she's forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it's worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.

Löng hefð er fyrir því að manneskjan tjái tilfinningar sínar með blómagjöfum. Blóm eru bundin lífsviðburðum mannsins frá tilhugalífinu til sorgarferlisins. Þetta veit hin 18 ára Victoria sem hefur flakkað milli fósturheimila og stofnanna allt sitt líf. Hún tjáir tilfinningar sínar einungis í gegnum táknmál blómanna. Ástríða Victoriu á blómum leiðir hana að ungum blómabónda sem kann líka táknmál blómanna og opnar augu Victoriu fyrir því sem lífið hefur upp á að bjóða. Vanessa Diffenbaugh (f.1978) er fædd og uppalin í Kaliforníu. Hún lærði skapandi skrif við Stanford háskóla í heimafylki sínu. Táknmál blómanna er þekktasta verk hennar, skáldsagan kom fyrst út á ensku árið 2011. Táknmál blómanna sat á metsölulista New York Times í 69 vikur og hefur verið þýdd á 42 tungumál, m.a. íslensku. Diffenbaugh er fósturforeldri og berst fyrir velferð barna í fósturkerfi bandaríkjanna.

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 trauma’s 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 carrière, want naast schrijfster werkt ze ook bij een organisatie die pleegkinderen ondersteunt. Diffenbaugh woont met haar man en vier kinderen in Californië.

Everyone makes mistakes...Letty was going to go places. She was going to be someone. Then she got pregnant, and her plans changed.Now she's a single parent with two children she's convinced she can't care for, a dead-end job she's 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 she's 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 we're prepared to risk everything for those we love.

Lyserød rose = yndeFresia = varigt venskabForglemmigej = glem mig ikkeGerbera = munterhedVictoria Jones har hele sin barndom været anbragt hos forskellige plejefamilier og har aldrig ladet noget menneske komme tæt på. Blomsterne og deres betydning bliver derfor hendes måde at kommunikere med verden på. Som 18-årig bor hun som hjemløs i en park i San Francisco, men møder en dag blomsterhandleren Renata, som bliver imponeret over hendes store viden om blomster og evne til at sammensætte og personificere en buket. Victoria kan hjælpe andre med at udtrykke, hvad de føler, men selv har hun svært ved at stole på folk. Hun tillader ikke sig selv at blive elsket, men indleder alligevel et ikke ukompliceret forhold til Grant, som hun har mødt på blomstermarkedet. Da det viser sig, at Grant har en forbindelse til Victorias fortid, som gemmer på en smertefuld hemmelighed, tager hun en svær beslutning. Blomsternes hemmelige sprog er en rørende roman om kærlighed, moderskab, tilgivelse og forsoning – og et interessant indblik i det victorianske blomstersprog.