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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. It is a pitiful existence, made bearable only by each other's presence.
1912. Twenty-one-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District to become assistant housemother at one of London’s homes for orphaned and crippled flower girls. it is a chance to leave her own troubled past behind.
Hidden between the pages of a lost notebook, Tilly finds dried flowers and a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation, as Flora's entries reveal how she never stopped looking for her lost sister. Tilly sets out to discover what happened to Rosie— but the twists of the quest lead her into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart.