The Flower Seller

The Flower Seller
Linda Finlay

A charming and evocative tale of family and fortune from the queen of West Country saga, Linda Finlay.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…Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn.

LINDA FINLAY lives on the Devonshire coast and is the author of seven novels. From lace-making to growing Devon violets, each one is based on a local craft which, in order to write authentically, she has learnt to do herself. However, it is people and their problems that make for good story writing and, with so much interesting material to work with, it is easy for Linda to let her imagination run as wild as the West Country landscape which has inspired her writing.

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

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Ebook Edition © March 2018 ISBN: 9780008262938

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Contents

Cover (#uffdd5248-042d-5d1c-9392-976f3c0b22d5)

About the Author (#uec7922b4-f91b-5e30-982d-d18edc9240ee)

Booklist (#ulink_2bd3b8a9-9bbe-5975-acd7-861c50326a75)

Title Page (#u1c69d4ea-75e5-5962-9bac-bdb6f061ee3d)

Copyright (#ulink_eabcbf45-0f9b-599e-8093-faba26d1b3e6)

Dedication (#u742f3962-4298-5e85-979d-0834e508f6e7)

Chapter 1 (#ulink_126691d0-33e7-5cae-9279-b40f1c28ffe9)

Chapter 2 (#ulink_76226526-4e56-526e-b61d-013f60323413)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_f7e91afe-d4d2-528a-a794-3d64e4867ffc)

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Chapter 8 (#ulink_1dcc4fbb-4d31-5e3c-9829-1cd0c3704f94)

Chapter 9 (#ulink_3e3444f0-f195-57a1-a58f-a4e21996a481)

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Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)