The Buzz...About Books

Well, I'm still haunted by last Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead where the instruction to "just look at the flowers, Lizzie" preceded something horrific. I won't go into details.

All the flowers I've been seeing recently have been on book covers. Here's hoping that spring weather arrives soon.

These are some recent flowery additions to Toronto Public Library's collection.

Fiction

Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse
• eBook
A woman discovers she may not really know her husband after he disappears on a business trip.

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Inspired by Snow White, this novel tells the story of life in the pre-civil rights era United States.

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
• eBook
A scarf connects two women, both struggling with tragic loss, living a century apart in New York City.

Kiss and Tell by Fern Michaels
Friends unite against a conman in the latest installment in Michaels' Sisterhood series.

The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed
The lives of three women intersect in Somalia in 1987 just prior to the civil war.

Random Acts of Kindness by Lisa Verge Higgins
Three women on a road trip to their hometown make unexpected discoveries about themselves and each other.

Seduced by Fire by Tara Sue Me
A florist explores her submissive side in this erotic novel.

Somerset by Leila Meacham
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A family saga spanning 150 years of American history.

Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A legendary photographer settles in a small town where she learns to view life without a camera lens in the way.

Wonder by Dominique Fortier
• eBook
Past and present intersect within these three linked stories.

Non-Fiction

75 Flowers for Cake Decorators: a Beautiful Collection of Easy to Make Floral Cake Toppers for Cakes and Cupcakes by Helen Penman
Even when it's snowing outside you can still enjoy flowers inside…on your dessert.

The Flower of Empire: an Amazonian Water Lily, the Quest to Make it Bloom and the World it Created by Tatiana Holway
The story of a magnificent lily and its impact on Victorian Britain.

A Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered that Plants have Sex, Leaves Eat Air and other Secrets of Plants by Ruth Kassinger
• eBook
A witty and engaging history of early botanists.

Seven Flowers and How they Shaped Our World by Jennifer Potter
Potter examines seven flowers (lotus, rose, opium poppy, sunflower, tulip, orchid, lily) to discover their impact on the world.

Simple Flower Arranging by Mark Welford
Brighten up your home on even the dullest days with this step-by-step guide.

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