A dozen publishers got into a bidding war for Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s debut novel, “The Language of Flowers,” about a young woman emerging from foster care who has an unusual way of communicating with ...

"The Language of Flowers," the debut novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, is an unexpectedly beautiful book about an ugly subject: children who grow up without families, and what becomes of them in the ...

Flowers most certainly speak to us. Even those who don’t make a living from flowers will hear and answer their call. At weddings, at funerals, and at so many less momentous occasions that come between ...

There are five places for flowers in my apartment: the vase on my coffee table, the bottle in my kitchen, a spot on my dresser and another spot on my roommate’s windowsill. The language of flowers — ...