Abbie Dabner

Dans le quartier le plus miteux de New York, Skid Row, se trouve une modeste boutique de fleurs. Les affaires vont mal et Mr. Mushnik, la mort dans l'âme, décide de fermer son magasin. C'est alors que Seymour, son employé, met en vitrine une fleur exotique achetée à un fleuriste chinois.

A Dickensian mock-Gothic tale of resourceful children, evil governesses, forged wills, cruel orphanages, and goodness triumphant set against an isolated country house, in an alternate 19th century where savage packs of wolves roam the snowbound countryside.

Matthew is a boy who just left school. He is handsome and athletic and believes himself to be gay. He retains a friendship with only one school friend, Phil, who has stuck by Matthew despite hostile reactions from his peers. As their relationship grows more intense, Phil's girlfriend Sharon and his classmates become vindictive and aggressive. The two friends find themselves ostracized by both friends and family and decide to run away.