A Memory of Violets: a Novel of London's Flower Sellers

Publisher Marketing: The author of the "USA Today" and "New York Times" bestselling novel "The Girl Who Came Home" has once again created an unforgettable historical novel. Step into the world of Victorian London, where wealth and poverty exist side by side. This is the story of two long lost sisters, whose lives take different paths, and the young woman who will be transformed by their experiences. In 1912 twenty-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District for London to become assistant housemother at Mr. Shaw s Home for Watercress and Flower Girls. For years the home has cared for London s flower girls orphaned and crippled children living on the grimy streets and selling posies of violets and watercress to survive. Soon after she arrives, Tilly discovers a diary written by an orphan named Florrie a young Irish flower girl who died of a broken heart after she and her sister, Rosie, were separated. Moved by Florrie s pain and all she endured in her brief life, Tilly sets out to discover what happened to Rosie. But the search will not be easy. Full of twists and surprises, it leads the caring and determined young woman into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart." Review Citations: Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 53 (EAN 9780062316905, Other) Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 53 (EAN 9780062316899, Paperback) Romantic Times 02/01/2015 pg. 24 (EAN 9780062316899, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Gaynor, Hazel Hazel Gaynor's 2014 debut novel The Girl Who Came Home--A Novel of the Titanic was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. A Memory of Violets is her second novel. Hazel writes a popular guest blog 'Carry on Writing' for national Irish writing website writing.ie and contributes regular feature articles for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed, Rachel Joyce and Jo Baker, among others. Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of Ten Big Breakout Authors for 2015. She appeared as a guest speaker at the Romantic Novelists' Association and Historical Novel Society annual conferences in 2014. Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. Contributor Bio:  Barber, Nicola A British voice actress with over a decade of experience, Nicola Barber has won two Earphone Awards from AudioFile Magazine for her audio book narration and has recorded national radio spots for Verizon Wireless, Virgin Airlines, and Hilton Hotels, as well as a national TV commercial for Oatmeal Crisp. She specializes in commercials, corporate videos, audiobooks, phone systems, and training videos. Nicola has narrated over a dozen audio books for authors such as Barbara Taylor Bradford and Maureen Johnson.