Vanessa Diffenbaugh

With Mandy Kirkby (The Language of Flowers: A Miscellany)
PLUS Flower Arranging Demonstration by Oswestry & Borders Flower Club Refreshments
AND includes flower-themed cupcakes by Crumblicious.
Thurs 15th, 2 pm at Oswestry Library (include refreshments)
Tickets: £4 BOOK: 01691 677388 or email oswestry.library@shropshire.gov.uk
(Booking Office: Oswestry Library)

VANESSA DIFFENBAUGH was born in San Francisco and raised in Chico, California. After studying creative writing and education at Stanford, she went on to teach art and writing to youth in low-income communities.

She and her husband, PK, have three children: Tre’von, eighteen; Chela, four; and Miles, three. Tre’von is a former foster child.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh is also the founder of the Camellia Network. The mission of the Camellia Network is to create a nationwide movement to support youth transitioning from foster care. In The Language of Flowers, Camellia [kuh-meel-yuh] means “My Destiny is in Your Hands.”

The network’s name emphasizes the belief in the interconnectedness of humanity. Diffenbaugh and her family live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Source: www.randomhouse.com