{"product_id":"palm-meridian-9781408748886","title":"Palm Meridian","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Grace Flahive\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A masterful love story' Nicola Dinan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Very special ' Laura Kay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Wildly entertaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003elovingly written' Jess Kidd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rib-achingly funny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCurtis Garner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Delicious' Lily Lindon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A firecracker of a book' Emma Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 2067 at Palm Meridian Retirement Resort, Florida, and the last day of Hannah's life. Tomorrow, as the sun burns the dew off the lawns, she'll close her eyes for the very last time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she won't be going quietly. Tonight, Hannah's throwing an end-of-life party: the drinks are on ice, and the palm trees are strung with lights beneath technicolour skies. And though Hannah has less than twenty-four hours left, she's holding out for one last, impossible thing...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmongst the guest list is Hannah's long-lost love Sophie - the woman who Hannah can't forget, even after forty years. Hannah has to give her greatest love one last try. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, the party is in full swing. Hannah waits nervously, unaware that before her last ever dawn breaks, a devastating secret will come to light. If Sophie shows, how can Hannah say goodbye all over again? And is there enough time to fix the past?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrimming with heart, and just as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePalm Meridian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis a one-of-a kind novel that will stay with you forever. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGrace \u0026amp; Frankie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emeets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e The Notebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, for fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMalibu Rising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebittersweet novel affirms that life is what we choose to make of it, and any story can be a love story, if you let it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea masterful love story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e set in a time of crisis and in a burnt and shredded world. Flahive deftly weaves between the past, present and future. It is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eheartful and hopeful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in equal measure' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNicola Dinan, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBellies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the bizarre sapphic riot you didn't know you needed. I'm speechless, which is a rarity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA single page can make you both cackle with laughter and want to burst into ugly tears \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- it's balanced beautifully that way. Explosively, joyously human, it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebursts with hope and kindness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and it's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erib-achingly funny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCurtis Garner, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIsaac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bittersweet lesbians try to enjoy one last farewell party at the end of the world - this is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edelicious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edebut. I read the first chapter standing on my doormat, having just received the book in the post and expecting to just flick quickly through, but instead \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI got hooked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in and finished the first few chapters with the delighted grin of someone who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eknows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e they're going to love reading the rest' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLily Lindon, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDouble Booked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHilarious, heart-wrenching and hopeful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the modern lesbian novel I've been waiting for' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnna Bailey, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Tall Bones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHilarious and wise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean enormous heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Palm Meridian is an extraordinary achievement. Fun to read, while also bittersweet, Flahive's prose can sneak up on you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne minute you're laughing aloud, and the next you're choked up by a poignant punch to the gut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Consider yourself warned. This novel will make you feel alive' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCamille Perri, the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Assistants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is artfully crafted, a love story, a tragedy, a comedy, a meditation on life and death - our own, and that of the planet we are, for now, lucky enough to occupy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI laughed out loud, I turned pages hoping against hope and I wept\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea very special novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and in these extraordinary times, I think it is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eexactly what we all need to read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e will be thinking about it for a long time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLaura Kay, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Split\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean absolute hoot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It's also a poignant celebration of love, life and friendship in all its forms. Flahive's debut is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewildly entertaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003elovingly written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and beautifully anarchic - a visit to Palm Meridian Retirement Resort is a must' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJess Kidd, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Night Ship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA firecracker of a book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eenchanting mixture of hilarity and moving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e observations on love and loss' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEmma Morgan, author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Love Story for Bewildered Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45608530247831,"sku":"9781408748886","price":1407.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781408748886.webp?v=1769294534","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/palm-meridian-9781408748886","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}