Send Flowers (paperback) by Emily Buchanan

Available for Pre-Order. Expected to ship during August 2025.

A heartfelt speculative debut examining the climate crisis with warmth and humour

Fiona, better known as eco-influencer @FoliageFifi, hasn't left her flat since her boyfriend, Ed, died. She blames herself for what happened to him and for the failure of their climate activist group. But when Ed's favourite plant appears on her doorstep with an anonymous note, Fifi feels a glimmer of hope. She sprinkles his ashes into the soil and wakes to find that the plant has flowered. Not just that - it can talk. Her explanation? Ed is back. This time as a houseplant.

Intent on keeping Ed and his flowers alive, Fifi follows his cues into a world on the brink of climate collapse. But when Ed becomes demanding, urging her towards the people and places that left her scarred, Fifi realises that preserving his life could mean risking her own.

How far will she go to keep him blooming?

Set in a future that feels all too real, Emily Buchanan's startlingly original debut explores the right to protest amidst climate chaos, the importance of community in weathering life's storms and the resilience of love and hope in a world that seems beyond saving. Perfect for fans of Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, Death Valley by Melissa Broder, The Overstory by Richard Powers and Weather by Jenny Offill

This novel contains depictions of mental illness (including PTSD, stigma and one instance of suicidal ideation), and references to racism and police brutality.

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