The Language of Flowers
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q: Do you have a favorite flower or is it too hard to choose? Do you go by color or fragrance or meaning? Mine is the lilac for color, fragrance and because it flowers for such a short time thus making it more precious. precious.
Hello. I loved the book, but I was so uncomfortable reading the section where Victoria initially tries to care for the baby, after struggling through the delivery. I wonder whether others have also commented on this. It's a true depiction of how hard it is to take care of an infant, but also disturbing. Did you have find it difficult to envision this section?
What if i missed this live one? will there be a recorded one :[
When you started writing the book what came first: the plot (foster child) or the concept (language of flowers)?Also, what made you connect the two?
PeiYun: Yes, it will be recorded and archived on this page as well as on Vanessa's author profile.
Q Aurora: Hello, and I would like to know what your favorite book is?
Q: Were you inspired by someone or something or was this story one that just had to tell?
I forgot to tell you that I read your book and loved it! It is excellent.
Q: How much time did you spent on investigating and background material and such (like making the language of flowers)?
Hi! did you have to study hard flowers, meanings and their symbols in order to write your book or do you actually love flowers so much you already know much about them? I love flowers, I made a research project for my high school final exams that was about flowers and their meanings in literature! so I really love your book:)
Q Hello Vanessa, just finshed LoF and was quite taken with it. I just wanted to inquire about your use of food throughout the book. It was mentioned as much as flowers, but not directly aknowledged. Explain Victoria, Grant and Elizabeths connection with food...
What are some tips on how to start a book?
q Vanessa, I am a CASA and work with foster children. I wonder if you have had experience with CASAs and can you coment on that. I am also going to be conducting a discussion on your book with my women's book group in Sept. and would like more resources you might suggest on aging out foster children issues. I will be directing them to your Camellia Network of course.
q Hello! I am in the process of reading your book for out book club meeting tomorrow night. I was dismayed that you portrayed foster parents as so dismal. I worked with several when I was a home visitor with child abuse famlies and helped to return some children from foster homes to their own homes and I found the foster parents to be competent and caring. Why did you portray the majority in such a bad ligtht?
Q For people who haven't read 'The Language of Flowers', what would you say to encourage them to pick up a copy?
q how much did your sons experience influence your book?
Just wanted to drop by and tell you that your book is on my "to read" shelve because I heard someone raving about it at a resturant I was at. Can't wait to read it.
Q What are your favourite books that you've read?
Q How do you explain the difficulty in learning to love?
I enjoyed the book very much, thank you. Are you currently working on your next book and could we have a little insight?
q Members of my book group wondered why Mother Ruby and other women who supported Victoria just after the birth then seemingly disappeared,, when she was a likely candiidate for post-partum depression and in need of continuing support? Did you know any foster children w/ similar experiences?
Q: I, too, loved the book. Do you have another book coming out?
Q: the language of flowers most often refers to garden and cultured flowers, what about wild flowers? In the book, how much was considered the contemporary meaning of flowers, like certain blue flowers mean pain, tese days. There is double meaning to flowers.
Jamie Dell White author of defense of the heart (on goodreads) q: Loved your book! ou address so many topics in your books. Some have been touched upon already. Have homeless organizations chimed in to the discussion of your book? It really sheds light on the character and plight of homeless people in general.
Q I love that you wrote this book while you were a stay-at-home mom. Did you have a writing community as you worked on the novel?
Q Do you believe a novel must have a message, moral or potential for analysis behind it for it to be of any worth?
Thank you Vanessa and Patrick!
Thank you Goodreads! Thank you Vanessa Diffenbaugh! That was great
Thank you all! I will get a recording posted soon for anyone who missed it. Great questions, as always!
Q how do you know if a story idea is a good idea to write about it?
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