The Secret of Flowers by Sally Page

I had read a previous book by Sally Page so when I was offered this one I accepted with alacrity. It is two stories, told in alternating chapters, which merge at the end.

Emma is struggling after the death of her husband Will, so she resigns from her job, and takes a job at a small garden centre run by the lovely Betty and Les – looking after the plants and arranging the flowers. After a missed talk by Les on the Titanic, Emma starts to wonder who arranged the flowers on the Titanic. This sets her off on a number of very informative journeys, meeting some extraordinary people. Meanwhile in the alternating chapters, Violet is a young girl living with her Mother, two brothers and much younger sister. When her father passed away they all have to make sacrifices to keep the family together.

What is fascinating is that the story of Violet is based on the true story of a girl who sailed as a Stewardess on the Titanic. A really interesting and informative story.

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