Rebecca Podos crafts evocative and atmospheric stories that often delve into the complexities of identity and familial secrets. Her prose is sharp and lyrical, weaving suspense with profound emotional insight. Podos explores themes of love, loss, and finding one's place in the world with remarkable maturity and empathy. Her narratives resonate with readers for their honesty and unique perspective on the experience of growing up.
Rebecca Podos, Lambda Award-winning author of Like Water, returns with a contemporary Jewish fantasy of enduring love, unfathomable loss, and the power of stories to hold us together when it seems that nothing else can. Hannah's whole life has been spent in motion.
Set in a whimsical world of cottagecore charm, the story follows Yael Clauneck, a reluctant heir to a wealthy family, who escapes a stifling future to seek adventure. Margot Greenwillow, a struggling plant witch, unexpectedly reunites with Yael, offering them a job in her greenhouse. As they bond over shared dreams and flirtation, Margot secretly plots to reclaim her family's lost fortune, while both face the challenges posed by their families' expectations and their deepening feelings for each other.