Alice Hart lived with her abusive father, Clem, and her mother, Agnes, who was pregnant. Agnes teaches Alice the language of flowers, using them to express emotions too difficult to speak.

Alice took care of her mom at times due to her mother’s severe depression that stemmed from the abuse and Clem’s affair with Sally which led to a pregnancy.

A fire, accidentally started by Alice, destroys their home and killed her parents, though Alice didn’t intend to kill her mother.

Alice is sent to live with her grandmother, June, at Thornfield flower farm at the age 9. June, along with other women, runs the farm and provides a refuge for those with troubled pasts.

At Thornfield, Alice learns about the secrets surrounding her family's history.

Alice is deeply traumatized by her father’s abuse and the consequences of her actions which killed her mother and presumably her baby brother which she felt deeply affectionate of. The trauma made it so Alice had trust issues and had many triggers caused by PTSD which led into full blown panic attacks and emotional distress.

June is keeping secrets from Alice to protect her though is ultimately preventing her from healing.

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