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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

By: Holly Ringland
Narrated by: Louise Crawford
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Flowers, fire and fairy tales are the elements that will forever shape nine-year-old Alice Hart's life, in The Lost Flower's of Alice Hart, the international bestseller by Holly Ringland.

Alice Hart lives in isolation by the sea, where her mother’s enchanting flowers and their hidden messages shelter her from the dark moods of her father. When tragedy changes her life irrevocably, nine-year-old Alice goes to live with the grandmother she never knew existed, on a native flower farm that gives refuge to women who, like Alice, are lost or broken. In the Victorian tradition, every flower has a meaning and, as she settles into her new life, Alice uses this language of flowers to say the things that are too hard to speak.

As she grows older, though, family secrecy, a devastating betrayal and a man who’s not all he seems, combine to make Alice realise there are some stories that flowers alone cannot tell. If she is to have the freedom she craves, she must find the courage to possess the most powerful story she knows: her own.

©2018 Holly Ringland (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio Coming of Age Contemporary Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural World Literature Romance Feel-Good Tear-jerking

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Critic reviews

Rich, vibrant and alive with the messy, sometimes violent, song of human connection. Holly Ringland is a writer to watch out for (Jenn Ashworth)
Holly Ringland’s debut is achingly beautiful, moving and masterful. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a book to fall in love with, to cherish and to remember for a long time after you’ve closed the last page. One of the most exquisite books out this year from a genuinely exciting new talent, Holly Ringland is one of those writers who takes your breath away. Timeless, enchanting, and powerful (Kate Leaver)
The best fairy tales traverse the darkest corners of the human heart, and this beautiful novel is no exception. Truth and illusion, devastation and triumph, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart will spit you out whole (Myfanwy Jones)
An astonishingly assured debut, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a story of love, loss, betrayal and the redemptive power of storytelling . . . Both heartbreaking and life-affirming (Kate Forsyth)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a book that glows – in the fire and heart of it; in the wonder and hope of it. Holly Ringland is a gifted, natural story-teller and her novel-about finding magic in the dark; about the power of freedom and the freedom of story-is truly a light-giving, tender thing. A vivid, compelling, utterly moving debut (Brooke Davis)
This novel shines with courage, with heart, and with love. Infused with a tender ferocity, and the beauty and warmth of native flowers, it invokes great stories of loss, kindness and home (Ashley Hay)
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Wonderful storytelling, setting description and detailed character development. The audible narration by Louise Crawford was great too. I was really invested in the characters and didn’t want it to end; I’m desperately trying to find a new book to read that will engage me as much now!

Loved it!

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I can't describe how much this story means to me. It paves the way for other generational cursebreakers. And gives voice to so many!
It's a beautiful masterpiece written by an incredible woman. Read it!!!!

A perfect hope-kindling fairy tale.

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I loved everything about it- perfect narrator who didn't distract from the story. The story really grips you and you can't stop listening to it and you really care about the characters.

Addictive!

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Very enjoyable listen. The reader did an amazing job of bringing every character to life vividly woth her use of voices. I really liked and appreciated that the reader is Australian, as the book is Australian. It helped immerse me in the world of the characters. A sensitive and dramatic tale.

Masterclass of audio performace

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never read a book where I feel.so seen and understood before. perfect mixture of self help and farory tale and fiction.
I'll always hold this book.jn my heart thabk you

Read my soul

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i loved this story. so well written. made me laugh and made me cry and made me long for that wide brown land I call home <3

beautiful book

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Certainly made the list for my personal 'Book Club' and I've recommended it on. Well written and great narration plus it's always a good sign when I physically gasp or say out loud 'Oh no' at a dramatic development. there really were some very powerful moments.

I dropped from 5 to 4 stars because I felt like it really began to explore one particular difficult topic but then seemed to 'lose its nerve' and shy away. Felt akin to telling a drunk driver what a terrible thing they were doing, them having a bit of an epiphany, only for you to say 'Nah, it's probably fine'. That said, I did recommended this to Book Club because I still thought it an excellent read.

Great emotional investment

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Much better than the miniseries reflects, as the film makers have littered this beautiful story with unnecessary profanities. 🙄 Alice Hart is a thoughtful tale rich in cultural insights that i would happily recommend. Reader did well with the many accents and vocals inflection.

Beautifully crafted tale

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I'm speechless! I jumped from one chapter to another in a blink of an eye being bored to tears by the narrative: why does the author have to describe in such details everything, split the hairs just to fill up pages? Oh, the horror...

The most boring book ever

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This book may read differently in print, but as an audio book it feels like pure misery for the sake of misery. I couldn't listen any more, but nor did I feel any desire to at all. Some books are tough to read but worth it, but this just felt so pointlessly depressing. No subtlety or art in the portrayal of domestic violence.

Totally miserable

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