The Secrets of Flowers

The Secrets of Flowers

Author: Sally Page Listening Length: 10h 7m
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From the author of the phenomenal internationally bestselling The Keeper of Stories, The Secrets of Flowers is a heart-warming novel about a grieving woman who rediscovers herself by uncovering the lost story of the girl who arranged flowers on the Titanic. The smallest treasures can hold the biggest mysteries … One y...

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Emma

Chocolate Cosmos

Emma’s favourite time in the garden centre is first thing in the morning before it opens. The banks of plants smell of rich, damp earth where the owner, Les, has been watering– he is always there before her, and she knows where he is by the yellow hose moving in jerky jumps along the path. She never follows the yellow snake, preferring to walk on her own and breathe in the beginning of the day: still air with the promise of heat hidden in the haze; or cool air stirring the leaves, the precursor to blustery showers; and sometimes, days that are so clear it looks like the window cleaner has just been. On these days Emma sits on the bench by the cosmos that smell of chocolate and watches the downs that rise above the allotments at the back of the centre. She lets her mind go blank as shadows from the clouds chase each other across the hills. At lunchtime, she often retreats to this bench, preferring to eat alone rather than join the other staff in the café.