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

Tilly, Flora, and Rosie...three characters connected by time, London, and flowers. Flora, crippled and in care of her little sister since their mother died, lost her younger, blind sister Rosie on the street as they were selling flowers. Flora made it her life's quest to find Rosie. Tilly, a housemot......more

“A Memory of Violets” by Hazel Gaynor - Oh, how I loved this book! A historical fiction novel set in Victorian London between 1876 - 1913. Orphaned Irish sisters, flower sellers from the impoverished area of Covent Garden’s flower market, become tragically separated setting their lives in different......more

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life. 4 Stars! Every once in a while, I am lucky enough to pick up a book that I just can't seem to get out of my mind. This was one of those books. I found myself thinking about this book constantly during the course of my day. I told my daughter abou......more

Set during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. This story gives a glimpse into a world of two drastic social classes: one very rich and the other very poor; the aristocrats and the poor Irish immigrants living in the slums of London’s poorest neighborhood. It offers a glimpse into the lives of cripple......more

2 1/2 stars I read to be transported to a different place and time. This book was so riddled with implausible coincidences that I was never able to become immersed in the story - I kept shaking my head, thinking “Yeah, right!” After about the 8th “remarkable” coincidence, it became ridiculous. The au......more