{"product_id":"palm-meridian","title":"Palm Meridian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riotous novel about a farewell party that celebrates all of life's emotions--big and small--while marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in fiction.\" --Steven Rowley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e--a rollicking, big-hearted story of long-lost love, friendship, and a life well-lived, set at a Florida retirement resort for queer women, on the last day of resident Hannah Cardin's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 2067 and Florida is partially underwater, but even that can't bring down the residents of Palm Meridian Retirement Resort, a utopian home for queer women who want to revel in their twilight years. Inside, Hula-Hoopers shimmy across the grass, fiercely competitive book clubs nearly come to blows, and the roller-ski team races up and down the winding paths. Everywhere you look, these women are living large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHannah Cardin has spent ten happy years under these tropical, technicolor skies, but after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, she has decided that tomorrow morning she will close her eyes for the very last time. Tonight, however, Hannah and her raucous band of friends are throwing one hell of an end-of-life party. And with less than twenty-four hours left, Hannah is holding out for one final, impossible thing...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmongst the guest list is Sophie, the love of Hannah's life. They haven't spoken since their devastating breakup over forty years ago, but today, Hannah is hoping for the chance to give her greatest love one last try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Hannah anxiously awaits Sophie's arrival, her mind casts back over the highs and lows of her kaleidoscopic life. But when a shocking secret from the past is revealed, Hannah must reconsider if she can say goodbye after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the course of a single day and seventy-odd years, and bursting with irresistible hope, humor, and wisdom, this one-of-a-kind novel celebrates the unexpected moments that make us feel the most alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53829480743280,"sku":"9781668065457","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53829480776048,"sku":"9781668065464","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_00abf793-963a-4a0b-b51d-27130fbb5e43.jpg?v=1779728345","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/palm-meridian","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}