{"product_id":"the-palm-house-9781035021048","title":"The Palm House","description":"\u003cp data-bb-audio=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen while you read.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audiobook is on Libro.fm, and part of every sale comes back to our shop. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bb-listen.thomasjohnjunk.workers.dev\/a\/9781035021048?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. Laura has her own problems. But as Putnam starts to sink into despondency, she must try to bring him back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharply observed, slyly funny novel of enduring friendships and small mercies, from the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of First Love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This goes straight onto my list of favourite modern novels' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Gwendoline Riley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Apr 2026 by Picador.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback, 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gwendoline Riley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312865386874,"sku":"9781035021048","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781035021048.jpg?v=1790527260","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-palm-house-9781035021048","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}