{"product_id":"grace-flahive-palm-meridian-2025","title":"Grace Flahive: Palm Meridian [2025]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful love story' Nicola Dinan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very special ' Laura Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wildly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003elovingly written' Jess Kidd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rib-achingly funny\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCurtis Garner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delicious' Lily Lindon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A firecracker of a book' Emma Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Achingly funny and utterly heartrending' Sara Nisha Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003eBrimming with heart, and just as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003ePalm Meridian \u003c\/i\u003eis a one-of-a kind novel that will stay with you forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace \u0026amp; Frankie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003emeets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, for fans of \u003ci\u003eMalibu Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea masterful love story\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eheartful and hopeful\u003c\/b\u003e in equal measure' \u003cb\u003eNicola Dinan, author of \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e is the bizarre sapphic riot you didn't know you needed. I'm speechless, which is a rarity. \u003cb\u003eA single page can make you both cackle with laughter and want to burst into ugly tears \u003c\/b\u003e- it's balanced beautifully that way. Explosively, joyously human, it \u003cb\u003ebursts with hope and kindness\u003c\/b\u003e, and it's \u003cb\u003erib-achingly funny\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCurtis Garner, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaac\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Oh, this \u003cb\u003ebeautiful, brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e book. WHAT a debut. \u003cb\u003eAchingly funny and utterly heartrending\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewritten with so much joy and hope and love\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e I am bereft to have finished\u003c\/b\u003e and to have left Hannah, Sophie, Esme, Nate, Luke, the Eileen's, and everyone at Palm Meridian' \u003cb\u003eSara Nisha Adams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reading List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bittersweet lesbians try to enjoy one last farewell party at the end of the world - this is a \u003cb\u003edelicious \u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eI got hooked\u003c\/b\u003e in and finished the first few chapters with the delighted grin of someone who \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e they're going to love reading the rest' \u003cb\u003eLily Lindon, author of \u003ci\u003eDouble Booked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHilarious, heart-wrenching and hopeful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e is the modern lesbian novel I've been waiting for' \u003cb\u003eAnna Bailey, author of\u003ci\u003e Tall Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHilarious and wise\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003ean enormous heart\u003c\/b\u003e, Palm Meridian is an extraordinary achievement. Fun to read, while also bittersweet, Flahive's prose can sneak up on you. \u003cb\u003eOne minute you're laughing aloud, and the next you're choked up by a poignant punch to the gut\u003c\/b\u003e. Consider yourself warned. This novel will make you feel alive' \u003cb\u003eCamille Perri, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Assistants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePalm Meridian\u003c\/i\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. \u003cb\u003eI laughed out loud, I turned pages hoping against hope and I wept\u003c\/b\u003e. This is \u003cb\u003ea very special novel\u003c\/b\u003e, and in these extraordinary times, I think it is \u003cb\u003eexactly what we all need to read\u003c\/b\u003e. I\u003cb\u003e will be thinking about it for a long time\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eLaura Kay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Split\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is \u003cb\u003ean absolute hoot\u003c\/b\u003e. It's also a poignant celebration of love, life and friendship in all its forms. Flahive's debut is \u003cb\u003ewildly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003elovingly written\u003c\/b\u003e and beautifully anarchic - a visit to Palm Meridian Retirement Resort is a must' \u003cb\u003eJess Kidd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA firecracker of a book\u003c\/b\u003e - an \u003cb\u003eenchanting mixture of hilarity and moving\u003c\/b\u003e observations on love and loss' \u003cb\u003eEmma Morgan, author \u003ci\u003eA Love Story for Bewildered Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly warm and nostalgic journey\u003c\/b\u003e through the highs and lows of surviving life's drama' \u003cb\u003eJustin Myers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Romeo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA riotous novel\u003c\/b\u003e marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in fiction' \u003cb\u003eSteven Rowley, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guncle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA\u003cb\u003e stunningly original\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking yet brilliantly funny\u003c\/b\u003e story of the power of love and friendship. Grace Flahive has perfectly depicted end-of-life millennials: an older, wiser version of 2025's Hannah's and Sophie's, surviving in a frighteningly realistic climate-change-devastated world. \u003cb\u003eOne of my favourite novels of the year by far\u003c\/b\u003e, this is absolutely destined for the big screen!' \u003cb\u003eLaura Price, author of \u003ci\u003eSingle Bald Female\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh, funny and full of hope\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGrace writes with such originality and heart\u003c\/b\u003e, I know readers are going to fall in love with Hannah and her joyfully life-affirming end-of-life party' \u003cb\u003eFreya Sampson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThe kind of read that takes you for a ride - backwards and forwards and in directions you didn't know you could go. I\u003cb\u003e love a story that spans joy and grief, love and loss, laughter and tears. What a thrilling novel this is\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eHillary Yablon, author of \u003ci\u003eSylvia's Second Act\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBursting with humour, queer joy and heart\u003c\/b\u003e. A unique and deeply touching celebration of both community and life' \u003cb\u003eEmily Austin, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBoldly and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, with an \u003cb\u003eaudacious and unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e heroine - everybody's going to want to move to Palm Meridian! 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