Hothouse Flower
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $23.23
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Stephanie Racine
-
Written by:
-
Lucinda Riley
About this listen
From the author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley's Hothouse Flower is a moving story of love, heartbreak and, above all, hope.
Read by Stephanie Racine (Daisy Darker)
Georgian mansion Wharton Park was a place of childhood solace for Julia Forrester, spending summers in the Norfolk countryside with her beloved grandfather. So after tragedy strikes, she finds herself seeking comfort at Wharton and the allure of its hothouse, once home to exotic flowers from all corners of the globe but now lying abandoned. There she meets the new owner, the charming and magnetic Kit Crawford, whose own past is shrouded in sadness and mystery.
When Kit finds an old diary, light is finally shed on Wharton Park's past – revealing a century of secrets and heartache, through war-torn Europe and taking them to the vibrant streets of Thailand. Drawn together on this quest, Julia and Kit can but hope to unearth the truth behind the fortunes and failures of the Crawford family . . .
'Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart' – Dinah Jefferies, author of The Tea Planter's Wife
This title has been published outside the UK under the title The Orchid House.
You may also enjoy...
-
The Italian Girl
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Yolanda Kettle
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other - a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them. For, as Rosanna slowly discovers, their union is haunted by irreversible events from the past....
-
-
Gripping love story
- By Robynne Jamieson on 2024-03-25
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Angel Tree
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas she has no recollection of her past association with it – the result of a tragic accident that has blanked out more than two decades of her life. Then, during a walk through the wintry landscape, she stumbles across a grave in the woods and the weathered inscription on the headstone tells her that a little boy is buried here.
-
-
Maybe better in print than audio.
- By Ivonne Leonel de cervantes on 2024-07-31
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Seven Sisters
- The Seven Sisters, Book 1
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home–a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva–having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage–a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .
-
-
The narrator is great ! The story line is captivating.
- By Anonymous User on 2024-08-12
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Murders at Fleat House
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s—a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk—is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force. Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss.
-
-
I couldn't put it down
- By Claudine on 2022-06-12
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Midnight Rose
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala
- Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the heyday of the British Raj, 11-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother.
-
-
Love Lucinda Riley
- By Shannon girling hebert on 2021-03-07
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Light Behind the Window
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history.
-
-
excellent
- By corinne halland on 2021-04-26
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Italian Girl
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Yolanda Kettle
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other - a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them. For, as Rosanna slowly discovers, their union is haunted by irreversible events from the past....
-
-
Gripping love story
- By Robynne Jamieson on 2024-03-25
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Angel Tree
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas she has no recollection of her past association with it – the result of a tragic accident that has blanked out more than two decades of her life. Then, during a walk through the wintry landscape, she stumbles across a grave in the woods and the weathered inscription on the headstone tells her that a little boy is buried here.
-
-
Maybe better in print than audio.
- By Ivonne Leonel de cervantes on 2024-07-31
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Seven Sisters
- The Seven Sisters, Book 1
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home–a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva–having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage–a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .
-
-
The narrator is great ! The story line is captivating.
- By Anonymous User on 2024-08-12
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Murders at Fleat House
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s—a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk—is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force. Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss.
-
-
I couldn't put it down
- By Claudine on 2022-06-12
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Midnight Rose
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala
- Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the heyday of the British Raj, 11-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother.
-
-
Love Lucinda Riley
- By Shannon girling hebert on 2021-03-07
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Light Behind the Window
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history.
-
-
excellent
- By corinne halland on 2021-04-26
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Butterfly Room
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Posy Montague is approaching her 70th birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonising decision. The house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it. Then a face appears from the past - Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken 50 years ago.
-
-
o well
- By sc on 2020-06-10
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Hidden Girl
- Written by: Lucinda Riley, Harry Whittaker
- Narrated by: Anna Madeley
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors, Leah Thompson grows more beautiful with each passing day. When she catches the attention of the influential, troubled Delancey family, she knows her life will never be the same again. Years later, Leah takes the modelling world by storm, travelling from Milan to London and New York and living life in the lap of luxury. But her past follows her like a dark shadow, mysteriously intertwined with the tragic tale of two young siblings in Poland during the Second World War.
-
-
Amazing story
- By Shelley Sentes on 2024-10-11
Written by: Lucinda Riley, and others
-
The Olive Tree
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora', is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. Yet, as soon as Helena arrives at Pandora, she knows that its idyllic beauty masks a web of secrets that she has kept from William, her husband, and Alex, her son. At the difficult age of thirteen, Alex is torn between protecting his beloved mother, and growing up. And equally, desperate to learn the truth about his real father.
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Storm Sister
- The Seven Sisters, Book 2
- Written by: Lucinda Riley
- Narrated by: Hattie Morahan
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father—an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt—has left each of them a tantalizing clue to their true heritage. Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down.
-
-
Another beautiful story in the series
- By Ivonne Leonel de cervantes on 2024-06-10
Written by: Lucinda Riley
-
The Photograph
- Written by: Debbie Rix
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Italy, 1958: Rachael is a young widow with a small child. After a lifetime of running for survival, of not knowing who to trust and where to call home, she finds herself in a place of safety. On a sun-drenched Italian island for one carefree summer the troubles of her past fade away, and she falls in love. But will Rachael’s new-found happiness bring her further heartache?
-
-
Disappointing
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-11-10
Written by: Debbie Rix
-
The Secret Keeper
- Written by: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.
-
-
Pulled Me In From Beginning to End
- By Lisa P. on 2017-11-26
Written by: Kate Morton
-
The Dressmaker of Paris
- 'A story of loss and escape, redemption and forgiveness. Fans of Lucinda Riley will adore it' (Sunday Express)
- Written by: Georgia Kaufmann
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. What brought her to this moment? As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of Nazi occupation and fleeing in the night. Of hope and heartbreak in Switzerland; ambition, glamour and love in Paris.
Written by: Georgia Kaufmann
-
The Paris Orphan
- Written by: Natasha Lester
- Narrated by: Merritt Hicks, Katherine Littrell, Johnathan McClain, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
New York City/Paris, 1942: When American model Jessica May arrives in Europe to cover the war as a photojournalist for Vogue, most of the soldiers are determined to make her life as difficult as possible. But three friendships change that. Journalist Martha Gellhorn encourages Jess to bend the rules. Captain Dan Hallworth keeps her safe in dangerous places so she can capture the stories that truly matter. And most important of all, the love of a little orphan named Victorine gives Jess strength to do the impossible. But her success will come at a price....
Written by: Natasha Lester
-
Coming Home
- Written by: Rosamunde Pilcher
- Narrated by: Helen Johns
- Length: 40 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Set against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this captivating story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home.... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore.
-
-
Great story
- By patti on 2019-08-25
Written by: Rosamunde Pilcher
-
The Last Letter from Your Lover
- A Novel
- Written by: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A sophisticated, pause-resisting double love story spanning 40 years-an unforgettable Brief Encounter for our times. It is 1960. When Jennifer Stirling wakes up in the hospital, she can remember nothing-not the tragic car accident that put her there, not her husband, not even who she is. She feels like a stranger in her own life until she stumbles upon an impassioned letter, signed simply "B", asking her to leave her husband. Years later, in 2003, a journalist named Ellie discovers the same enigmatic letter in a forgotten file in her newspaper's archives.
-
-
Fantastic book
- By Violinist on 2021-07-29
Written by: Jojo Moyes
-
The House at Riverton
- Written by: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Summer 1924. On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999. Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet’s suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long consigned to the dark reaches of Grace’s mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge – something history has forgotten but Grace never could.
-
-
Hard to listen to and follow
- By MBirse59 on 2023-07-27
Written by: Kate Morton
-
The Best Is Yet to Come
- A Novel
- Written by: Debbie Macomber
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her cozy cottage with the slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students at the local high school. Even having settled quickly into the community, Hope still feels something is still missing. That is, until her landlords convince her to volunteer at their animal shelter. There she meets Shadow, a rescue dog that everyone has given up on. But true to her name, Hope believes he’s worth saving.
-
-
Easy listening
- By Shirley M on 2022-12-06
Written by: Debbie Macomber
What listeners say about Hothouse Flower
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Robynne Jamieson
- 2024-03-16
So intriguing
I loved this story. You couldn’t miss anything with the twists and turns. Just what I needed during rehab from surgery.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!