The Secrets of Flowers. In Conversation with Sally Page. Floral Demonstration by Daisy Delbridge

In this special event for Sturminster Newton Literary Festival, Sally Page will talk about the inspiration for her book, The Secrets of Flowers with local florist Emma Whicher from Martha and the Meadow. The talk will be preceded by a floristry demonstration by Esme Donohoo from Daisy Delbridge.
The Secrets of Flowers is a story based on a newly widowed lady and the florist on the Titanic.

About The Secrets of Flowers
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?

Our local florist details:

Daisy Delbridge: https://daisydelbridge.co.uk/

Martha and the Meadow: https://www.marthaandthemeadow.com/

Sally Page moved to London to work in advertising after studying history at university, . However, in her spare time she studied floristry at night school and eventually opened her own flower shop. She soon came to appreciate that flower shops offer a unique window into people’s stories and eventually she began to photograph and write about this floral life in a series of non-fiction books. Later, she continued her interest in writing when she founded her fountain pen company, Plooms.co.uk.
In her debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, Sally combines her love of history and writing with her abiding interest in the stories people have to tell. Sally now lives in Dorset. Her eldest daughter, Alex, is studying to be a doctor and her youngest daughter is the author, Libby Page.