Rootbound — Flat No.14, Page 10
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Close-up. Ida's wrinkled hands hold a small brass frame containing a flattened dried blue orchid, luminous against the dark garden. A thin silver locket glints at her collar. Fern stands close beside her, listening.
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A close-up of Ida's wrinkled hands holding a small brass frame containing a flattened dried blue orchid, luminous against the dark; a thin silver locket glints at her collar, and Fern stands close, listening.
About this chapter
The ghost of Opal Renwick, the garden first head gardener who died in Glasshouse 03, asks Fern for one last favour tied to a dried blue orchid she gave away in 1957. Fern search of the ledger, a grave, and an old love letter leads to Ida Thorpe, who kept the pressed blue flower all her life. When Fern shows Opal that the promise was kept, the ghost passes on, leaving a single living orchid. A cozy, melancholy murder-free mystery.