A few weeks ago I was browsing NetGalley for some books to read. Although I had already snagged a copy of The Story Spinner I couldn’t resist asking to read The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page too. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Sally Page is also the author or The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings.

The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page

Follow the flowers and you will find your way home…

One year after her husband’s death Emma has become a wallflower, hiding among the brighter blooms in the florist where she works.

But when a colleague invites her to a talk on the Titanic, she begins a quest to uncover who arranged the flowers on board.

As Emma discovers the lost story of the girl and the great ship, she realises that flowers may unlock long buried secrets in her own life…

Will she be able to unlock the mystery of the Titanic and heal her heart too?

I loved the blurb for this book and couldn’t wait to read it. The combination of the Titanic and flowers had me hooked from the start. The story focuses on Emma, recently bereaved and trying to find purpose in her new life; and the other part of the story is about Violet, a young stewardess from Edwardian England. Emma and Violet are both linked to each other by their love of flowers and I enjoyed finding out more about them and how they were linked to each other which comes clear at the end of the story (it’s so hard not giving any spoilers here!). I loved the bits about Violet Jessop who is based on fact and thankfully wrote memoirs about her life. I loved learning more about flowers, especially flowers from the last hundred years and how they are present in all aspects of our lives from birth to marriage and death (and much more in between).

Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect summer read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings comes a novel that will warm your heart. I read it in a few days.

The Secrets of Flowers is published next month on 29th August 2024 by Harper Collins and is available from all good book shops.