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The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
Winner of The GoodReads Choice Award for Poetry 2017

From Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of Milk and Honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms.
 
this is the recipe of life
said my mother
as she held me in her arms as i wept 
think of those flowers you plant
in the garden each year 
they will teach you
that people too
must wilt
fall
root
rise
in order to bloom

Praise for Rupi Kaur:
 
‘Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance’ Observer
 
‘Kaur made her name with poems about love, lif

The Sun and Her Flowers

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      Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Published 3 October 2017
      ISBN-13 9781471165825
      978-1471165825
      ISBN-10 1471165825
      Also in:
      Fiction Poetry

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
      Winner of The GoodReads Choice Award for Poetry 2017

      From Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of Milk and Honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms.
       
      this is the recipe of life
      said my mother
      as she held me in her arms as i wept 
      think of those flowers you plant
      in the garden each year 
      they will teach you
      that people too
      must wilt
      fall
      root
      rise
      in order to bloom

      Praise for Rupi Kaur:
       
      ‘Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance’ Observer
       
      ‘Kaur made her name with poems about love, lif

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