The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
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Summary
Nine-year-old Alice Hart grows up in an isolated， idyllic home between sugar cane fields and the sea， where her mother's enchanting flowers and their hidden messages shelter her from the dark moods of her father。 When tragedy irrevocably changes her life， Alice goes to live with the grandmother she never knew existed， on an Australian native flower farm that gives refuge to women who， like Alice， are lost or broken。 In the Victorian tradition， every flower has a meaning and， as she settles into her new life， Alice uses this language of native flowers to say the things that are too hard to speak。
As she grows older， family secrecy， a devastating betrayal and a man who's not all he seems combine to make Alice realise there are some stories that flowers alone cannot tell。 If she is to have the freedom she craves， she must find the courage to possess the most powerful story she knows: her own。
As she grows older， family secrecy， a devastating betrayal and a man who's not all he seems combine to make Alice realise there are some stories that flowers alone cannot tell。 If she is to have the freedom she craves， she must find the courage to possess the most powerful story she knows: her own。
Reviews
Oana
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Florile pierdute ale lui Alice Hart a fost o lectura cat se poate de sensibila pentru mine。 Singurule lucruri care ma bucura la acesta carte sunt coperta， care este incredibil de frumoasa， si micile ilustratii din carte。 Aceasta carte nu este potrivita pentru toti， si uneori ma gandesc ca nu a fost potrivita nici pentru mine。 Florile pierdute ale lui Alice Hart este o poveste despre pierdere， traume， violenta， dependente si abuz。 Inca de la inceput Alice are parte de o viata grea cu un tata abu Florile pierdute ale lui Alice Hart a fost o lectura cat se poate de sensibila pentru mine。 Singurule lucruri care ma bucura la acesta carte sunt coperta， care este incredibil de frumoasa， si micile ilustratii din carte。 Aceasta carte nu este potrivita pentru toti， si uneori ma gandesc ca nu a fost potrivita nici pentru mine。 Florile pierdute ale lui Alice Hart este o poveste despre pierdere， traume， violenta， dependente si abuz。 Inca de la inceput Alice are parte de o viata grea cu un tata abuziv si o mama care se retrage mereu in sinea ei。 Cand moartea parintilor aduce schimbari noi in viata fetitei， aceasta este practic aruncata intr-o panza de secrete ce vor cauza mult rau pe viitor。 Ma asteptam mai mult de la Alice， sa invete din greselile mamei ei si sa recunoasca un comportament abuziv din partea cuiva care pretinde ca o iubeste。 Insa din pacate Alice ajunge sa calce pe aceeasi cale batatorita de mama sa si cu greu ajunge ssa scape。 。。。more
Yolanda
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Una historia preciosa pero muy triste。“La vida se vive hacia delante， pero solo se comprende hacia atrás”。
Sarah Christie
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an absolute JOY
Evelina
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Nuostabaus grožio knyga kupina gėlių， citatų， knygų ir žmonių meilės 🌻🌷🌹
Jurga Šernienė
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Knygoje labai daug australietiškos gamtos grožio。 Kiekvienas skyrius prasideda tam tikros gėlės paveiksliuku ir aprašymu， o aš pradėdama jį skaityti dar pagooglindavau， kaip realybėj tas vaizdas atrodo。 Žavi ir pagirtina autorės idėja。Pati istorija paprasta， bet ne prasta。 Pilna skaudulių， nesusikalbėjimų ir visokių nutylėjimų。 Skaitosi maloniai ir įtraukiančiai。 Gana holivudinė ir nuspėjama。 Pabaiga manęs irgi neįtikino。 Viskas sudėliota gražiai， teisingai， bet kažkaip nelabai įdomiai。 Matyt， k Knygoje labai daug australietiškos gamtos grožio。 Kiekvienas skyrius prasideda tam tikros gėlės paveiksliuku ir aprašymu， o aš pradėdama jį skaityti dar pagooglindavau， kaip realybėj tas vaizdas atrodo。 Žavi ir pagirtina autorės idėja。Pati istorija paprasta， bet ne prasta。 Pilna skaudulių， nesusikalbėjimų ir visokių nutylėjimų。 Skaitosi maloniai ir įtraukiančiai。 Gana holivudinė ir nuspėjama。 Pabaiga manęs irgi neįtikino。 Viskas sudėliota gražiai， teisingai， bet kažkaip nelabai įdomiai。 Matyt， kad per daug teigiamai 😀Visumoj-patiko。 Tikrai neblogas romanas。 。。。more
Amanda
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Boring read。 Just couldn’t get into this writing at all。 Sorry！
Zuza
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trochę droga przez mękę， zdecydowanie coś innego niż czytam zwykle ale nie żałuję。 książka mówi o trudnych i ciężkich tematach ale w bardzo przemyślany sposób。 generalnie spodziewałam się czegoś innego i trochę się zawiodłam ale cieszę się że ją przeczytałam。
Caroline Johansson
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What an incredible read！ I was hooked from the title and the story did not disappoint！ It was dramatic and fun and such beautiful storytelling。 I was thinking a lot about the characters and I got really invested in their stories， particularly Alice and Candy Baby I just wanted a happy ending after all that sorrow for them。 I would absolutely read it again and I mean just reading about such passion for flowers and botany made me rekindle my interest in gardening。 I have two big tomato plants now What an incredible read！ I was hooked from the title and the story did not disappoint！ It was dramatic and fun and such beautiful storytelling。 I was thinking a lot about the characters and I got really invested in their stories， particularly Alice and Candy Baby I just wanted a happy ending after all that sorrow for them。 I would absolutely read it again and I mean just reading about such passion for flowers and botany made me rekindle my interest in gardening。 I have two big tomato plants now growing and filled my balcony with colourful flowers 🌸 Sturt’s desert pea 🌺 。。。more
Alena M
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I loved the premise of this book - a language spoken through flowers。The book had always captivated me from the cover （i know， you shouldn't judge a book by its cover）， but its gold and has gorgeous native flowers all over it。Alice's story was an easy read， and finished it in a couple of days。The flowers shone through trauma， abuse， life & love。The sketches of flowers throughout at the start of each chapter， and a description of them made me feel very patriotic， part of Australia， and where they I loved the premise of this book - a language spoken through flowers。The book had always captivated me from the cover （i know， you shouldn't judge a book by its cover）， but its gold and has gorgeous native flowers all over it。Alice's story was an easy read， and finished it in a couple of days。The flowers shone through trauma， abuse， life & love。The sketches of flowers throughout at the start of each chapter， and a description of them made me feel very patriotic， part of Australia， and where they're from。I had a feeling it would end a certain way， and for part of it， I did predict， but was surprised it ended the way it did。Definitely recommend - and i might even use the 'language of flowers' to speak for me from now on too。 。。。more
Bevie
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Beautiful story
Dianne Grigg
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Loved the first two-thirds。 Couldn't get into the last third。 Loved the first two-thirds。 Couldn't get into the last third。 。。。more
Živilė Matijaškienė
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Nuostabi， įkvepianti， užburianti ir suteikianti vilties knyga。 Nuo pat pirmojo puslapio knyga įtraukė ir švelniai， lėtai ir emocionaliai nešė per gėlių， meilės， smurto， supratimo ir gyjimo kupinus skyrius。 Labai rekomenduoju 💛
_anastrophe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Dolazim doma nakon napornog dana; prosinac je， smrzla sam se na snijegu i vjetru， skidam znojnu odjeću i oblačim omiljenu duksu koja mi dojde ko haljina pa mi je extra cozy， sjedam u fotelju i pijem toplu čokoladu dok čekam da se Sunce skroz spusti; bilo je naporno， umorila sam se， ali sam ipak došla na svoje i lijepo mi je。。。 e， tak nekak。 Sve glavne junakinje pričaju svoju priču o traumama i svaka je svojim zaslugama zavrijedila imati sretan kraj/ novi početak， zavisi kak gledaš。 I loved this Dolazim doma nakon napornog dana; prosinac je， smrzla sam se na snijegu i vjetru， skidam znojnu odjeću i oblačim omiljenu duksu koja mi dojde ko haljina pa mi je extra cozy， sjedam u fotelju i pijem toplu čokoladu dok čekam da se Sunce skroz spusti; bilo je naporno， umorila sam se， ali sam ipak došla na svoje i lijepo mi je。。。 e， tak nekak。 Sve glavne junakinje pričaju svoju priču o traumama i svaka je svojim zaslugama zavrijedila imati sretan kraj/ novi početak， zavisi kak gledaš。 I loved this one sooooo much i jako mi je drago da sam ju pročitala jer sam skoro uzela nekaj drugo iz knjižnice。 Ukratko， u točkama， zakaj mi se sviđa tolko i zakaj je vrijedna 5 zvjezdica: ~ knjiga te privuče odmah i to izgledom， ne znam e postoji još koje izdanje， al ovo koje sam ja imala je drop dead gorgeous - tamne boje sa svijetlim cvijećem i zlatno-bijela slova na coveru （dizajneri za Ne puštaj me， take notes）， ilustracije cvijeća i rendom stihovi poznatih pjesnika， effort 10/10 ~ priča koja je bitna， smislena i （nemrem ovo više naglasit） ODRAĐENA KAK SPADA！！！ Vidi se da je autorica upoznata， sposobna i iznadprosječno kreativna dok piše~ emocije， ljudi， emocije。。。 već se dugo nisam osjetila ovak ispunjeno nakon čitanja， na najbolji mogući način~ ogroman plus su imena koja se eksuli lako pamte， tipa Candy， Twig， June etc。 I moje najdraže， veterinar imena Moss 。。。 MOSS！ Daj zamisli biti tolko kul da se zoveš Moss 。。。 ahhhh Moss （pij svaki put kad velim Moss） ~ Alice koja se， uz pomoć Lulu （we love Lulu， ona je isto badass） maknula od toksične i nasilne veze。 Ponovimo， maknula👏od👏toksične👏veze👏 Malo mi je žal kaj to nije napravila prije （recimo KAD JOJ JE UDARIL PESA！！ lol， da se mene pita， na licu mesta bi ostal bez zubiju i minimalno jednog testisa） ali bolje ikad nego nikad， you go girl Svi su griješili， svi su sjebali u bar nekom aspektu života， al svi su dobili priliku za iskupljenjem i srećom， cuz we are all human and deserve to be happy， to je najs ideja。 I još tri sitnice zbog kojih mi je toplo oko srca: ~ pred kraj se hinta da bude ju Moss posjetil ;） kad bude u blizini ~ Alice putuje u Kopenhagen u neku spisateljsku školu， idk točno， and that's brilliant jer kao mlada nije mogla otić u Sofiju s tadašnjim dečkom i putovat svijetom， a to je sve， doslovno sve kaj je ikad htela~ baka June， koja ju je usvojila， joj priča kak je Thornfield， farma cvijeća na kojoj je Alice odrasla， generacijama u vlasništvu ženskog dijela njihove obitelji i kak "ne smije doći u ruke muškarcu koji je nisu dostojni"， a onda Alice， kad June umre， svoju trećinu prepiše svom mlađem bratu， koji je dokaz da ipak postoje muškarci koji su zavrijedili to cvijeće koje je za žene iz familje tolko bitno。。。 idk， taj dio mi se baš dopada， pokazuje da apsolutno niš nikad nije crno-bijelo i da se ljudima， ponekad， može vjerovati :） 。。。more
Stephanie
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This book was a beautiful tale of nature and traditions。 I loved learning about native Australian flowers and feeling the deep connection Alice’s family and friends had to the earth。 The book had a remarkable first half， but lagged in the remainder- introducing new characters and settings when the plot should have been wrapping up。 I think it would have been better if Alice learned from each Flower- they’re background， words of wisdom， and the power to overcome。
Katarina Pettersson
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Vilken berättelse， vilket liv！Få böcker lyckas röra upp så mycket känslor i mig som denna gjort。
Banafsheh Serov
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A violent past， an uncertain future， a young girl's search for love and belonging。 A violent past， an uncertain future， a young girl's search for love and belonging。 。。。more
Hashani
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“𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎， 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝。” This is a compelling tale from the start， where we meet 9 year old Alice dreaming of ways to set her father， a violent and volatile man， on fire。 When tragedy strikes， Alice is forced to move from her secluded world to live with her grandmother， June， who owns a native flower farm where she learns the language of flowers。A story about fires， flowers and family ties， it is a coming of age tale spanning two decades。 The storytelling is beautiful and vivid as we are over “𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎， 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝。” This is a compelling tale from the start， where we meet 9 year old Alice dreaming of ways to set her father， a violent and volatile man， on fire。 When tragedy strikes， Alice is forced to move from her secluded world to live with her grandmother， June， who owns a native flower farm where she learns the language of flowers。A story about fires， flowers and family ties， it is a coming of age tale spanning two decades。 The storytelling is beautiful and vivid as we are overwhelmed by imagery of flowers， fires and fragrances throughout the book。 Young Alice's viewpoint in the first half was poetic， even when dealing with horrors。 Second half with adult Alice took a turn I wasn’t expecting。𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍:• The portrayal of strong female characters。 Though battling their own inner struggles， they help to build community and support and uplift other women• The beautiful floral introductions， providing a unique opportunity to learn about native Australian flowers• Lush descriptions of landscapes painted with an ethereal quality• The delicate handling of domestic abuse𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎:• Overly flowery language in the first half。 While poetic， after a certain point it felt forced and overused• The stifling secrecy throughout the entire book （read， June’s secrecy drove me up the wall！）• Unnecessary drama by characters not talking to one another• Too many characters and too many backstories competing for attentionA commendable debut novel （soon to be brought to life on screen） that explores the themes of domestic violence， death， grief， family secrecy and redemption。 The irony was that for all the language of the flowers， what's truly important remains unsaid and shrouded in secrecy。 。。。more
MS
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-100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 flowery starzzz。Too bad for the beautiful illustrations and cover。
Katerina Georgieva
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Too many plot discrepancies。 I couldn't stand it。 Too many plot discrepancies。 I couldn't stand it。 。。。more
Elesha Groves
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Such a beautiful book！ Really glad I read this and wasn't what I expected it to be。 Started off very heavy and felt like I didn't know the characters enough yet so it was a little rough the first chapter or so with the content but once a bit further in it all made sense and then had that understanding of the characters！ Really wonderful！ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such a beautiful book！ Really glad I read this and wasn't what I expected it to be。 Started off very heavy and felt like I didn't know the characters enough yet so it was a little rough the first chapter or so with the content but once a bit further in it all made sense and then had that understanding of the characters！ Really wonderful！ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Akvilina Cicėnaitė
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Australijos gamta yra neįtikėtino grožio。 O dar neįtikėtiniau tai， kaip ji kinta， nuo rytų pakrantės smiltainio skardžių traukiant į žemyno gilumą， kai pamažu keičiasi peizažas， kai smėlis tampa vis raudonesnis， krūmokšniai retesni， o saulėlydžiai užlieja auksu， ochra ir ryškiai violetine spalva。 Holly Ringland visa tai pavyko perteikti žodžiais。 Jos knygoje skleidžiasi skirtingi žemyno veidai， padovanodami užjūrio skaitytojams įdomumo， egzotiškumo （o vietiniams –atpažįstamumo） pojūtį。 Aiški idė Australijos gamta yra neįtikėtino grožio。 O dar neįtikėtiniau tai， kaip ji kinta， nuo rytų pakrantės smiltainio skardžių traukiant į žemyno gilumą， kai pamažu keičiasi peizažas， kai smėlis tampa vis raudonesnis， krūmokšniai retesni， o saulėlydžiai užlieja auksu， ochra ir ryškiai violetine spalva。 Holly Ringland visa tai pavyko perteikti žodžiais。 Jos knygoje skleidžiasi skirtingi žemyno veidai， padovanodami užjūrio skaitytojams įdomumo， egzotiškumo （o vietiniams –atpažįstamumo） pojūtį。 Aiški idėja， gėlių motyvas， gražus išpildymas， o dar tie gamtovaizdžiai – visa tai yra kūrinio privalumai。 Pati istorija sukalta pagal populiariosios literatūros principus， joje - iš kartos į kartą atsikartojančios traumos， nesusikalbėjimas， smurtas šeimoje， ir aišku， ta kojas pakertanti， lemtinga， tragiška meilė。 Bet šis schematiškumas pasakojimui ir kiša koją， o noras viską paaiškinti， pabaigoje sudėlioti visus taškus ant i， kad veikėjai （bent jau tie， kurie liko gyvi） būtų laimingi， pasirodo naivokas。 Laiminga pabaiga yra overrated， o man vis dažniau knygose norisi ne atsakymų， bet tiesiog talentingai užrašytų klausimų。 3。5* 。。。more
Leah
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I adore this book。 I found myself waking up in the morning and wanting to grab it and start reading again
Karla
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"El pasado siempre se las ingenia para echar nuevos brotes。 Si no las tratas como es debido， esas historias encontrarán por sí mismas la manera de hacerse presentes" "El pasado siempre se las ingenia para echar nuevos brotes。 Si no las tratas como es debido， esas historias encontrarán por sí mismas la manera de hacerse presentes" 。。。more
Dali Lp
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Pala sam na korice， priznajem。 Zbog njih， ideje i opisa cvijeća i australske domorodačke crte zvjezdica više。 Zvjezdica manje bila bi zbog neuvjerljive ljubavne priče， ali možda je do mene。 Zanimljivi sporedni likovi čije bih priče također voljela čuti。
Magenta
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I thought this was beautifully lyrical novel that dealt with inter-generational domestic violence through deeply emotional writing。 I liked that the characters didn’t always make the right decisions or decisions that I agreed with because it felt more authentic。 In real life people make bad decisions that affect everyone around them and no matter how much they regret those decisions， you can’t change the past。 The first half of this book was so captivating and while the second half didn’t have t I thought this was beautifully lyrical novel that dealt with inter-generational domestic violence through deeply emotional writing。 I liked that the characters didn’t always make the right decisions or decisions that I agreed with because it felt more authentic。 In real life people make bad decisions that affect everyone around them and no matter how much they regret those decisions， you can’t change the past。 The first half of this book was so captivating and while the second half didn’t have the same magic that the first half did， I was already so attached to Alice that I needed to know that she would be ok。 This story was very touching but also very triggering。 There were definitely moments where I needed to put the book down and take a moment because it was a little too much for me， so please check the trigger warnings before reading this one！ 。。。more
Justine
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I read this book as part of a group buddy read with all the lovely Booksta accounts tagged。 At one end of the group we had a DNF （did not finish） and then the majority enjoyed， if not loved the book。 I am more on the side of "meh"， would I read this again？ Nope， don't think I could。 Did it have some little gems in there？ It absolutely did， but not enough to save it。A stunning cover and epic first sentence， this book had me hooked。。。"In the weatherboard house at the end of the lane， nine-year-old I read this book as part of a group buddy read with all the lovely Booksta accounts tagged。 At one end of the group we had a DNF （did not finish） and then the majority enjoyed， if not loved the book。 I am more on the side of "meh"， would I read this again？ Nope， don't think I could。 Did it have some little gems in there？ It absolutely did， but not enough to save it。A stunning cover and epic first sentence， this book had me hooked。。。"In the weatherboard house at the end of the lane， nine-year-old Alice Heart sat by her desk at the window and dreamed of ways to set her father on fire。"I enjoyed the start of every chapter that introduces a flower and its meaning， along with a beautiful illustration。 But as the story developed I became less interested and completely over the dense flowery descriptions that felt a bit contrived。 The book stalled and then lost me completely。This story on intergenerational domestic violence， love and coming of age had all the components that would have made an interesting read， it just didn't hit the mark。 Each of the side characters felt a bit half baked and I didn't understand their actions。 I think the large cast of characters had a big part in that， I couldn't connect with or find sympathy in anyone other than Alice and that even felt hard in the middle of the book。2。5/5 。。。more
Batternburg-Cake
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The beginning of this book was inviting， captivating， romantic。 I liked that at the start of each chapter there was a sketch of a flower and a description， I thought that I was a lovely touch and so I really enjoyed the initial build-up of this book and the mystery behind it。 However I soon began to resent the main character and the other characters as well for being so feeble。 The story began to drag and go off-track， it became a struggle for me to read it through to the end。 The ending itself The beginning of this book was inviting， captivating， romantic。 I liked that at the start of each chapter there was a sketch of a flower and a description， I thought that I was a lovely touch and so I really enjoyed the initial build-up of this book and the mystery behind it。 However I soon began to resent the main character and the other characters as well for being so feeble。 The story began to drag and go off-track， it became a struggle for me to read it through to the end。 The ending itself seemed hasty which was rather unsatisfying。。。so in all honesty it was disappointing。 。。。more
Alina Puiu
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There are few interesting ideas and i did enjoy the writing in some parts but some parts were boring and not exploited enough。 I specifically liked the idea of naming each chapter a type of flower and the drawings also were a nice touch。
Ciska Bokhorst
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Het boek met de tekeningen; schitterend！ Het verhaal ook， tot een bepaald punt。 Toen vond ik er niks meer aan。 Jammer maar helaas。。。。
Trena
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