TREND TALK
Is being a florist the new hip job? I have noticed a trend in the last three new releases I have read (Love Lies - Adele Parks, Rich Girl Poor Girl - Lesley Lokko and Forget Me Knot - Sue Margolis) - all of the main characters are florists. And at least two other new releases from 2009 come to mind with the same connection: Fairytale of New York by Miranda Dickinson and Molly's Millions by Victoria Connelly. While the glamour and glitz of the fashion or media world will never lose their appeal for our career-minded heroines, it appears that working with flowers is proving to have the sweet smell of success for our newest characters. Perhaps authors have decided to make our loveable leading ladies more relatable by giving them less glamorous careers? Time will only tell whether this Flower Power trend continues! (GF)