The Sun and Her Flowers - Hardcover

Kaur, Rupi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1471177912 ISBN 13: 9781471177910

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2018

Synopsis

Divided into five chapters and illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. A celebration of love in all its forms.

A revised hardcover edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller milk and honey. Her long-awaited second collection of poetry is a vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. Ancestry and honouring one’s roots. Expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself.  
 
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

About this title

About the Author

As a 21-year-old university student Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated and self-published her first poetry collection, milk and honey. Next came its artistic sibling, the sun and her flowers. These collections have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. Her most recent book, home body, debuted at number one on bestseller lists across the world. Rupi's work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity and migration. She feels most at home when creating art or performing her poetry on stage

From the Back Cover

A revised hardcover edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur, author the #1 New York Times bestseller milk and honey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1471177912
• ISBN 13: 9781471177910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256