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Emily Buchanan is an author and environmental activist from Thanet. She studied English Literature at the University of East Anglia, graduating with a first-class Creative Writing dissertation. She worked for Greenpeace as a Creative Campaigner before freelancing as a graphic designer and illustrator for non-profits. Notable campaign wins include the UK fracking ban, Shell abandoning its search for oil in the Arctic and most recently, the UN agreeing to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030. 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 with her pianist spouse and a brood of four-legged friends.
Buchanan's vision of a near-future Britain gives her fantastic premise a solid grounding... This very engaging novel never loses sight of the importance of banding together collectively and the self-affirming sense of belonging that comes with it * Herald * Send Flowers is so much more than its brilliantly out-there concept: a climate activist's dead boyfriend comes back as a houseplant. Equal parts funny and furious, it's a book that blooms as you read it -- Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg Radical, hopeful stories are exactly what the world needs right now and through her characters, Emily gets to the heart of what drives activism now and throughout history: the simple hope that a better world is possible -- Will McCallum, Executive Director, Greenpeace UK Witty, original and aching with feeling, Send Flowers is the prescient story of a lapsed, grieving activist, who must fall back in love with her mission, her values and with herself. Buchanan has made 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 -- Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal A warm, witty take on grief - both for lost loved ones and for our ailing planet - Send Flowers captures the beauty of found family, the power of community and the challenge of finding, and embracing, our true purpose in life. Buchanan's spirited message will renew your appreciation for nature and leave your inner activist inspired -- Mikki Brammer, author of The Collected Regrets of Clover
