What's more fun than a debut novel that speaks to the heart? Here's a whole new style of writing that catches you immediately. This is a modern day story in San Francisco of a young woman, Victoria, who has been caught up in the foster care system for most of her life. As a result she is terribly flawed. But the thing about her is she's brilliant and mostly self-educated. She has taught herself the meaning of a white rose, a rhododendren, a thistle, gleaned from an old victorian flower dictionary. The story is of the people who touch her life and help her become the woman she is at the end. As you can imagine, it's harsh in places but well worth the journey with Victoria.
