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A Memory of Violets
- Author
- Hazel Gaynor
- Narrator
- Nicola Barber
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 28 April 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
From the Irish Times bestselling author comes a historical novel about an orphaned Victorian flower seller, a lost sister and a hidden diary.
1876. Among the depravity of Covent Garden's flower markets, orphaned Irish sisters Flora and Rosie Flynn sell posies of violets and watercress to survive. When they become separated, their lives are set on very different paths…
1912. Twenty-one-year-old Tilly Harper leaves her native Lake District to work at one of London’s homes for orphaned and crippled flower girls. It’s a fresh start for her, a chance to leave her troubled past behind.
And there, hidden between the pages of a lost notebook, she finds a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation, of a woman desperate to find her long lost sister. And when she sets out to discover what happened, she is lead into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart…
Critics Review
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‘A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters – I loved this book’ Kate Kerrigan
'Hazel Gaynor's tale of divided sisters conjures a bygone era with a poignancy so exquisite one can almost smell the violets' Kate Beaufoy
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
A delightful story wonderfully read.
PBee 2024-06-15
Details
- Author
- Hazel Gaynor
- Narrator
- Nicola Barber
- Duration
- 10 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008550790
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
From the Irish Times bestselling author comes a historical novel about an orphaned Victorian flower seller, a lost sister and a hidden diary. 1876. Among the depravity of Covent Garden's flower markets, orphaned Irish sisters Flora and Rosie Flynn sell posies of violets and watercress to survive. When they become separated, their lives are set on very different paths… 1912. Twenty-one-year-old Tilly Harper leaves her native Lake District to work at one of London’s homes for orphaned and crippled flower girls. It’s a fresh start for her, a chance to leave her troubled past behind. And there, hidden between the pages of a lost notebook, she finds a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation, of a woman desperate to find her long lost sister. And when she sets out to discover what happened, she is lead into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart…
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