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1892: Flowers could hold a beauty she’s never considered before…
The Flower Seller
What you need to know before your trail
Isabella Carrington has been brought up in a life of privilege in London. Her life seems perfect, until her father suddenly announces bankruptcy. To save Isabella from destitution he sends her to stay with family she has never met, far away on a violet farm deep in Devon.
Isabella is horrified to find her uncle expects her to work for her keep, packing up the flowers and selling them in the nearby market. However she soon discovers that life on a violet farm may not be so bad, especially when she meets handsome local farmer Felix Furneaux
Locations
Reset- England - Devon
- A: Dawlish Museum
- B: Dawlish station
- C: Flower shop, The Strand
- England - London
- D: Claridge's Hotel
- E: Paddington station
- F: Covent Garden Flower market
Travel Guide
Dawlish, Devon
Linda Finlay is well known for writing about Devon crafts and industries and this book concentrates on the fragrant and fascinating one of violet growing in Dawlish.
Welcome to the world of Devon Violets…
“South Devon has always been associated with the growing and cultivation of sweet scented violets dating back to its peak in Victorian and Edwardian days.”
The nursery Sweet Violets is one of the few nurseries who specialises in growing these pretty flowers and making a range of gifts from them.
The world of the violets and the violet farm is a lovely fragrant one.The scent of the flower but the effort of the hard work needed to look after them and care for them floats from the page. The sights, sounds and smells of the countryside are wonderfulloy evoked
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Flower Seller
Destination : London, Dawlish Author/Guide: Linda Finlay Departure Time: 1892
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