{"product_id":"the-divine-gardeners-handbook-or-what-to-do-if-your-girlfriend-accidentally-turns-off-the-sun-a-novel-9781250395184","title":"The Divine Gardener's Handbook: Or What to Do If Your Girlfriend Accidentally Turns Off the Sun: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful sprayed edges!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: MAY CAUSE REBELLION, RADICAL GARDENING, AND ROMANCE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pure chaotic good.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Julie Leong, \u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Teller of Small Fortunes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Divine Gardener's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a sapphic dystopian fantasy of botanical sabotage, a questionable god named Saul, and a woman falling for the person most likely to ruin her life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Jenga-stacked megacity where glowing blue flowers hum in the dark and palace doors open into secret worlds, getting a job in the Divine Gardens is almost impossible--like being plucked from obscurity by a carnival claw machine. But Cyprin has spent her whole life trying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer only chance is winning the annual flower pageant, dominated for five years by Purcell: brilliant head gardener, unbearable rival, and the one person Cyprin can't stop thinking about. When Cyprin cheats her way to victory, she's thrust into a world of sentient plants, ancient secrets, and a God who turns out to be just some exhausted man with a very good garden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins as rivalry, heated glaring, and increasingly personal acts of warfare spirals into something much more dangerous. As rebellion spreads through the city and the truth beneath the Gardens begins to unravel, Cyprin and Purcell find themselves caught between ambition, obsession, and the terrifying possibility of understanding each other completely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven if they burn the whole world down in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Gardener's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for readers who like their fantasy weird, heartfelt, and a little unhinged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Snow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saturday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.44w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250395184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli Snow (they\/them) is a speculative fiction writer, editor, and former medical geneticist, based in rural Australia with their two cats. Their work tends to center queer and neurodivergent characters, as these are the perspectives they experience the world from. When not reading or writing, they should be checked for signs of life. Eli also writes YA Fantasy under the name Elias Cold. Their YA debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Duke Steals Hearts, \u003c\/i\u003eis available now from Page Street Kids.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Eli Snow \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48840882389149,"sku":"9781250395184","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8da435b8-b40d-4430-83ea-101fc74b1965.jpg?v=1787727676","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-divine-gardeners-handbook-or-what-to-do-if-your-girlfriend-accidentally-turns-off-the-sun-a-novel-9781250395184","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}