{"product_id":"the-palm-house-9798896230526","title":"The Palm House","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Phantoms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a droll and quietly evocative novel about work, friendship, family, and the path--so often muddled--toward finding one's place in life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Miller and Edmund 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura has her own problems: Living in London, a beautiful but also indifferent city, with a prickly mother to manage and a tricky past to contemplate, she finds that day-to-day life presents its difficulties. And as Putnam starts to sink into despondency, she must try to bring him back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel of enduring friendships and small mercies, \u003ci\u003eThe Palm House\u003c\/i\u003e offers us Gwendoline Riley's trademark keen observation and wit, and leaves us with a sense of possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10392816\"\u003eGwendoline Riley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896230526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC069000\"\u003eCity Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC098060\"\u003eWorld Literature | England | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwendoline Riley\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1979. She is the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eFirst Love, My Phantoms, \u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Palm House. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2018, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003enamed her as one of the twenty best British and Irish novelists working today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52939377705259,"sku":"9798896230526","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/img_004abd89-48c1-4a19-9ea5-84e5a9d74fe6.jpg?v=1774024192","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-palm-house-9798896230526","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}