10 Books with flowers in their titles

1. Daisy Miller by Henry James
2. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
3. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

4. Black Tulip by Alexander Dumas
5. Clover by Susan Coolidge
6. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
8. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
9. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
10. Iris and Lily by Angela Scipioni

(The first three apear in the film The age of Adaline)

Novelists 32 Henry James

Henry James (1843 – 1916) was an American-born British writer. The first of his novels I read was The spoils of Poynton which I really enjoyed (as did my mother). I haven't got much further really though I intend to. James is not an easy read but repays the effort. He was the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He alternated between America and Europe for the first 20 years of his life, after which he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, a year before his death. His style has been compared to impressionist painting. He was also a literary critic. He was quite a prolific writer of various things apart from novels. Notable works include The American, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, etc.