Emily Buchanan
 

My debut novel, SEND FLOWERS, is available for pre-order now!

Set in a future that feels all too real, SEND FLOWERS 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.

Coming July 1st 2025

In the US or Canada? Pre-order here.

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Media reviews

 

BOBBY PALMER, ISAAC AND THE EGG

“Equal parts funny and furious, it's a book that blooms as you read it.”

HENRY FRY, FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

“A prescient love letter to activism and the natural world that serves as a timely call to arms for people and planet.”

MIKKI BRAMMER, THE COLLECTED REGRETS OF CLOVER

“A warm, witty take on grief. Buchanan's spirited message will renew your appreciation for nature and leave your inner activist inspired.”

 

WILL MCCALLUM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GREENPEACE UK

“Emily gets to the heart of what drives activism now and throughout history: the simple hope that a better world is possible.”

SETH INSUA, AUTHOR OF HUMAN, ANIMAL

“A powerful contribution to the new body of climate fiction, both illuminating the curse of caring too much and warning us of the dire consequences of caring too little. A novel for our times.”

Synopsis

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?