Send Flowers, Emily Buchanan
Send Flowers, Emily Buchanan
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Send Flowers
A Novel

Author: Emily Buchanan

Narrator: Angela Ness

Unabridged: 11 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2025


Synopsis

A heartfelt debut about a “greenfluencer” who becomes convinced that her late boyfriend has been reincarnated as a houseplant.

Fiona, better known as eco-influencer @FoliageFifi, hasn’t left her apartment since her boyfriend, Ed, died. It’s easy to self-isolate when your heart’s shattered and the planet you’ve spent your whole life trying to save is dying right outside your window. But when a houseplant randomly appears on her doorstep with an anonymous note, Fiona feels a flicker of hope—it’s not just any plant; it’s Ed’s favorite. Thinking it’s a sign, Fiona pours Ed’s ashes into the soil, only to wake up to find the plant has vibrantly flowered. And can…talk? There’s only one logical explanation: Ed is back. This time as a houseplant.

As Fiona knows all too well, plants have needs—sunlight, water and fresh air—all of which she can’t adequately provide from her dark, stuffy apartment. Intent on keeping Ed alive, Fiona slowly ventures back out into the world, the plant’s voice and budding flowers her guiding compass. But when Ed becomes more demanding in his botanical needs, urging her toward the people and places that left her scarred, Fiona realizes that preserving Ed’s life could mean risking her own. How far will she go to keep him blooming?

Whip-smart and inspiring, Send Flowers is a poignant exploration of the human spirit, the importance of community in weathering life’s storms, and love’s enduring presence, even in the wake of profound loss.

About Emily Buchanan

Emily Buchanan is an author and environmental activist from Thanet. She studied English Literature at the University of East Anglia with a focus on Creative Writing and worked for Greenpeace as a Creative Campaigner. She now freelances as a graphic designer and illustrator for nonprofits. Emily wrote her first novel at twelve—a bedtime story for her little sister—and has been telling stories in one way or another ever since. She lives in Norwich, UK, with her pianist spouse and a brood of four-legged friends.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on August 21, 2025

In a Nutshell: Partly, a romance-drama about an influencer who thinks that her dead boyfriend has been reincarnated as a plant. Partly, a near-future dystopian climate fiction. (Could you guess the second genre from the cover?) Not a light read. Somewhat unlikeable characters, slow-ish pacing, a bit......more

Goodreads review by inês on July 21, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley, Park Row and Emily Buchanan for providing this e-ARC in exchange of an honest review. I loved how Emily Buchanan managed to interweave serious considerations of grief, performative activism, social media and climate change with very witty, necessary humor. Not only did it get......more

Goodreads review by Jo on July 01, 2025

Happy publication day 🎉🥳🎧 Send Flowers is a unique title, set in the present day and speculating on the future of the climate, the novel has its roots firmly planted in a call to action. Greenfluencer, Fi, has lost her partner Ed in a horrific accident at a climate change rally, she is fully submerge......more

Goodreads review by Lyndsey on May 15, 2025

Hard to fully capture the range of emotions I went through reading this book, but this was a thought provoking, deeply moving, and incisive exploration of grief, activism, resistance, justice, and finding yourself in a world that feels impossible to navigate. It is also heartfelt and funny, with a g......more

Goodreads review by KathVBtn on April 03, 2025

A hard-hitting exhilarating call to action, Send Flowers is a brilliant debut from Emily Buchanan. Sustainability influencer Fiona is bereft and alone after the sudden death of her beloved partner Ed. Ed was a passionate believer in fighting for what you believe in, founding an influential climate c......more