{"product_id":"9781035021048-palm-house","title":"The Palm House","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Phantoms\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel of enduring friendships and small mercies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e one of the most acclaimed writers of her generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Palm House\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply observed, slyly funny novel of enduring friendships and small mercies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This goes straight onto my list of favourite modern novels’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of our finest novelists of constrained fury: nobody writes better' – \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mesmerising . confirms Riley as one of Britain’s best' – \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A slim, impeccably controlled story that contains multitudes’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura and 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\u003e\u003cb\u003e\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. It is a slender masterpiece from one of Britain’s finest prose stylists. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I love this book’ – Sarah Perry, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Outstandingly brilliant’ – Claire-Louise Bennett, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBig Kiss, Bye-Bye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Riley’s prose is so electric, so alive with humour and insight and passion, that by the end you will want to stand up and cheer’ – Paul Murray, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book for 2026 by: \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountry \u0026amp; Town House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShortlist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBBC Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55525221335414,"sku":"9781035021048","price":13.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39009190_033b4693-ea60-43ec-9150-7aa184151873.jpg?v=1766003203","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035021048-palm-house","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}