{"product_id":"in-bloom-a-beautiful-tale-of-resilience-heat","title":"In Bloom","description":"\u003cb\u003ePreorder \u003ci\u003eTHEM GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e, the breathtaking new Eva Verde novel, coming Spring 2026.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply affecting novel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Bloom \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etells of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estrength, survival, forgiveness, resilience \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand determination, and the fierce love and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunbreakable bonds between mothers and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edaughters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Delph has kept herself small and quiet as a form of self-protection, ever since the love of her life Sol’s untimely death left her pregnant and alone at the age of twenty-four. Theirs was such a once-in-a-lifetime love, that the loss of her soulmate broke her heart ‒ and almost broke her, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Years on, Delph’s protective bubble bursts when her daughter Roche moves out of the flat Delph shares with her partner Itsy and in with her estranged nan, Moon. Now that it’s just the two of them, the cracks in Delph and Itsy’s relationship begin to grow. Feeling on the outside of the bond between her fierce-yet-flaky tarot-reading mother and volatile martial-arts-champion daughter, Delph begins questioning her own freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is her life with Itsy all it seems? And has keeping small and safe truly been her choice all these years…?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for In Bloom: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘I’m a sucker for a mother-daughter tale at the best of times and \u003ci\u003eIn Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e certainly didn’t let me down. Bittersweet, funny, very real. I couldn’t put it down’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Hare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Sensitively explores the lives of three generations of women as they search for freedom from guilt and regret. In this novel of hope and love Eva Verde shows that there is always the potential for a second chance’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Armstrong,\u003c\/b\u003e author of The Moscow Wolves series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautiful tale of resilience' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A really powerful, beautifully written story about three generations of working class women with each character so vividly drawn that they leap off the page' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Raw and insightful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lives Like Mine:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Londoner Eva Verde’s \u003ci\u003eLives Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e explores the theme of a school-run affair and the complications and joys it brings to a dual-heritage mother struggling with her intolerant in-laws’ \u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A bitter sweet story of longing and self-discovery, of deceit and regret.  Visceral, authentic and funny, Eva’s prose reads like something between a conversation and a confession.  An exciting new voice and a joy to read' \u003cb\u003eKit de Waal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Eva's writing breaks new ground in a confident and original voice, with a sharp eye for detail, wonderful characterisation and some seriously badass humour’ \u003cb\u003eYvvette Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted novel, A Cupboard Full of Coats\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49744065790296,"sku":"9781398502901","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781398502901_0e81bc7d-26b0-410b-adf8-a376b357766c.jpg?v=1778644879","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/in-bloom-a-beautiful-tale-of-resilience-heat","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}