A Memory of Violets (Audiobook)

from vintagebeckie

A Memory of Violets was my book club, Page Turners, June selection. This historical novel was inspired by the flower sellers of Victorian England - think Eliza Doolittle of My Fair Lady. Gaynor's meticulous research, her passion for her subject matter, and an outstanding writing talent created a ...

from Twink

It's been bitterly cold in my neck of the woods this past week. Which is okay if I don't have to venture out - I am more than happy to curl up in my chair with a good story and look out at the snow! This weekend found me curled up with Hazel Gaynor's newest novel, A Memory of Violets. A Memory of...

from TheLoopyLibrarian

Fascinating and heartbreaking glimpse into the life of poor and afflicted children trying to survive on the poverty riddled streets of East London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although a bit maudlin, the storytelling was captivating with hints of the supernatural as well as a bit of...

from knittingmomof3

A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor is set in early twentieth century London, at Mr. Shaw's Home for Watercress and Flower Girls with is a home for orphaned and crippled girls who sell posies of watercress and violets to survive. Twenty year old Tilly Harper moves to the home to work as Mr. Shaw'...

from pennykaplan

A quiet, sometimes sentimental, story of two sets of sisters - the first are orphans living a brutal life as flower sellers in 1870's London, the second in the early 1900's . Both overcome hardship and tragedy and are ultimately "reunited." Interesting period details.