The Land of the Blue Flower - Frances Hodgson Burnett - Bookniverse

King Amor is a young ruler who is sent to live on a high, lonely mountain until he is old enough to lead. While living with a wise old teacher, Amor learns a secret: a person cannot think two things at once. If your mind is full of light, there is no room for darkness. When Amor finally descends from his mountain to take his throne, his kingdom is a place where everyone is angry, the streets are dirty, and neighbours never smile at each other. King Amor gives all his people a magical task: to plant the beautiful Blue Flower. By creating something beautiful, will the people forget how to be angry and cruel?****************************The creator of this inspiring world was Frances Hodgson Burnett, a famous British-American writer born in 1849. She spent her early childhood in Manchester, England, during a time when many cities were grey and crowded. Later, her family moved to the wild and beautiful mountains of Tennessee in the United States. This move changed her life forever. She became fascinated by how nature and gardens could make people feel better both physically and mentally. This belief is a huge part of her most famous books, like The Secret Garden. In The Land of the Blue Flower, written in 1909, she used her own experiences of finding peace in nature to show how a ‘mountain-top’ perspective can help anyone overcome life's difficulties. She wrote this book during a time when she was very interested in the power of positive thinking.