Who will live, who will die, and can anyone survive in The Flower Bed? Can a person ever escape their past? Is love the balm for the soul? Is each person a unique flower, or are we just imitating those who bloomed before us? Are we prisoners of our inner demons?

The Flower Bed takes you on a fictional journey of survival through the harsh realities of human life – its corruption, malignancy, and finite nature – while also venturing into the darkest, most despairing corners of the human mind. Take the journey into a world of prejudice, greed, crime, love, despair, drugs, and redemption.

The Flower Bed will challenge your intellect, stir your passions, engage your emotions, and leave you with lingering questions long after you've completed your journey through its pages.

Testimonials

"The Flower Bed is a cracking read, a roller coaster of highs and lows and highs again, a tale told with flair and verve." - Mike Carlton - One of Australia's best-known media figures in radio, television and newspapers.

"I second this review. I was so invested in Louis' life from start to finish - a terrific read! Huge congratulations" - Nicola Shew

"The Flower Bed is a superb read" - Everald Compton

"I have just started reading Michael Springer's first novel - it is beautifully written and you really get a feel for the characters." - Shaun Maybury Rogers

"I've just finished reading The Flower Bed!! what an amazing story, so sad and powerful. I absolutely sobbed in parts, it would make a great movie. Michael, I loved it and congratulations for such an incredible achievement and extremely well written." - Josie Murgadas