{"product_id":"9781035021048","title":"The Palm House","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love this book' \u003c\/b\u003e- Sarah Perry, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstandingly brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e - Claire-Louise Bennett, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehope to see it on the Booker shortlist\u003c\/b\u003e' -\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStartling . . . A quiet miracle'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Miller and Edmund Putnam have been friends for a long time. Theirs is a happy meeting of minds, with long evenings spent huddled in an ancient pub by the Thames, where they share office gossip, reflect on their teenage passions, and lament the state of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently, though, Putnam has been harder to reach: he has lost his father, and the magazine to which he has dedicated his life has been hijacked by an insufferable new editor, Simon 'call me Shove' Halfpenny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura has her own problems: with a prickly mother and a tricky past, and in a beautiful and indifferent city, her day-to-day life is precarious. But as Putnam starts to sink into despondency, she must try to bring him back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel of enduring friendships and small mercies, \u003ci\u003eThe Palm House\u003c\/i\u003e offers us Gwendoline Riley's trademark keen observation and wit, and leaves us - somehow - with a curious sense of possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed 'A Most Anticipated Book for 2026' by: \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, The Times, Observer, Guardian, Telegraph, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, Good Housekeeping, Country \u0026amp; Town House, Shortlist, New York Times, Irish Times, Vulture, LitHub \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e BBC Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riley, Gwendoline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677092786562,"sku":"9781035021048","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781035021048.jpg?v=1779988058","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035021048","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}