"In Victorian-era northern England, Charlotte Withersby, daughter of a prominent botanist, attempts to regain her role as his assistant, despite society's expectations and the presence of Edward Trimble, her father's new assistant"-- Provided by publisher.

Victorian-era northern England. For years Charlotte Withersby has been free to pursue her love of plants and flowers by assisting her botanist father. But now that she's reached the old age of twenty-two, an intrusive uncle has convinced her father that Charlotte's future is to be a wife and mother, not a scholar. Edward Trimble, a long-time botany correspondent in the South Pacific, arrives ready to step in as assistant so that Charlotte can step out into proper society. Will Charlotte have no choice but to leave her beloved flowers behind?