{"product_id":"i-have-this-thing-for-flowers-essays-on-the-roots-of-relationships-9781250397614","title":"I Have This Thing for Flowers: Essays on the Roots of Relationships","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of love, marriage, and flowers from beloved writer and gardening enthusiast Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix months before her wedding, Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn's fiancé broke off their engagement. Stunned, reeling, and newly uninsured, Alysia married her friend Sarah in an arrangement that secured them both free health insurance. They moved in together in the midst of the pandemic, and with time and while tending a garden, their marriage of convenience grew into a marriage of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn science, art, and mythology, we cannot help but to see flowers as metaphors for the fleeting nature of youth, vitality, and love. It's easy to casually admire something beautiful, but it takes a discerning eye to appreciate the effort that went into nourishing and tending to that beauty. In both gardening and relationships, one cannot expect to fill your garden with flowers if you are unwilling--or unable--to put in the work they need to thrive. In \u003ci\u003eI Have This Thing For Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, Sawchyn does just that, likening the many flowers she has grown in her gardens to a range of relationships and moments of her life, reflecting on topics from motherhood to perfumery to scientific illustration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCataloguing many of the great romances and loves of her life like an herbarium of flowers preserved from the garden, Sawchyn examines the kinds of love that can't be explained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250397614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679656046773,"sku":"9781250397614","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-have-this-thing-for-flowers-essays-on-the-roots-of-relationships-9781250397614","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}