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Vanessa Diffenbaugh was born in San Francisco and raised in Chico, California. After studying creative writing and education at Stanford, she went on to teach art and writing to youth in low-income communities. She and her husband, PK, have three children: Tre’von, eighteen; Chela, four; and Miles, three. Tre’von, a former foster child, is attending New York University on a Gates Millennium Scholarship. Diffenbaugh and her family currently live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her husband is studying urban school reform at Harvard.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh is also the founder of the Camellia Network. The mission of the Camellia Network is to create a nationwide movement to support youth transitioning from foster care. In The Language of Flowers...more


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Average rating: 4.03 · 11,581 ratings · 2,578 reviews · 2 distinct works
The Language of Flowers
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" This is definitely in my top three books read ever. It was so fantastic. I cried and my heart ached through most of the book. However, the ending made my heart complete and it was a fantastic read!!! "
Vanessa voted for The Language of Flowers in Best Fiction in the Final Round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
" An excellent 5 star book without a noticeable flaw, and a very interesting dictionary in the back. Life changing in that I will NEVER give anyone flowers again without checking the flower dictionary first :)

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"Thank you so much Judy. I am so glad you enjoyed the book. Also, thank you for being a foster family; I am happy to hear we share in having a great ex...more "
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“Perhaps the unattached, the unwanted, the unloved, could grow to give love as lushly as anyone else.”
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“Anyone can grow into something beautiful.”
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“I felt my true, unworthy self to be far away from his clutching grasp, hidden from his admiring gaze.”
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Linda Juliano Thanks for adding me as a "friend". I absolutely loved your book and your writing style. As a fellow author, your writing inspires me. I can't wait to read more from you in the future.


Lauren I loved this book, beautifully written and I fell in love with the main character. Can't wait to see what you write next.


Parvathy Thanks for adding me. Language of flowers is one of the best books I have read.


Teri-lynn Hello Vanessa thank you very much for adding me as a friend.


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