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3.5★
“Most of the time he spent inside followed the awful things he did. But when he came out, he was always better. Alice had decided his shed held a transformational kind of magic, as if within its walls was an enchanted mirror, or a spinning wheel.
. . .
She’d read about alchemy in her library books; she knew the tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Her father’s shed was where he spun straw into gold.”
Stunning cover and an unbeatable opening sentence, which has been widely quoted (but that won’t stop me fr ...more
“Most of the time he spent inside followed the awful things he did. But when he came out, he was always better. Alice had decided his shed held a transformational kind of magic, as if within its walls was an enchanted mirror, or a spinning wheel.
. . .
She’d read about alchemy in her library books; she knew the tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Her father’s shed was where he spun straw into gold.”
Stunning cover and an unbeatable opening sentence, which has been widely quoted (but that won’t stop me fr ...more
Apr 17, 2018
Brenda
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it was amazing
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The days when her father wasn’t home were the best of all for young Alice Hart. She and her mother would tend the garden together, finding a calm and peace that was never around when he was there. Alice adored her mother and was terrified of her father. But at nine years of age, a tragedy meant Alice had to live with her grandmother – a woman she had never met – on a flower farm a long way from the seaside that was the only home Alice had known.
Gradually Alice came to love the flowers and their ...more
Gradually Alice came to love the flowers and their ...more
I was very fortunate to receive a copy of this wonderful book from Harper Collins & Beauty and Lace book club. All I can say is WOW what a well written and powerful book. I cannot believe this was a debut novel, as the writing is so beautiful and the story quite moving. Alice Hart has grown up since she was a little girl surrounded by flowers. Flowers are the meaning of all things in Alice’s life. From her disturbing childhood which left her an orphan, she goes to live with the grandmother she n
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Beautifully written.
This book totally exceeded my expectations! Beautiful writing about flowers alongside a very sensitive topic! Congratulations Holly on this novel that just took me by surprise!
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