A queer; YA Handmaid's Tale meets Never Let Me Go about a dystopian society bent on relentless conformity; and the struggle of one girl to save herself and those she loves from a life of lies Everyone hopes for a letter—to attend the Estuary; the Glades; the Meadows. These are the special places where only the best and brightest go to burn even brighter. When Eleanor is accepted at the Meadows; it means escape from her hardscrabble life by the sea; in a country ravaged by climate disaster. But despite its luminous facilities; endless fields; and pretty things; the Meadows keeps dark secrets: its purpose is to reform students; to condition them against their attractions; to show them that one way of life is the only way to survive. And maybe Eleanor would believe them; except then she meets Rose. Five years later; Eleanor and her friends seem free of the Meadows; changed but not as they’d hoped. Eleanor is an adjudicator; her job to ensure her former classmates don’t stray from the lives they’ve been trained to live. But Eleanor can’t escape her past . . . or thoughts of the girl she once loved. As secrets unfurl; Eleanor must wage a dangerous battle for her own identity and the truth of what happened to the girl she lost; knowing; if she’s not careful; Rose’s fate could be her own. A raw and timely masterwork of speculative fiction; The Meadows will sink its roots into you. This is a novel for our times and for always—not to be missed. "Evocative prose and worldbuilding shot through with equal parts melancholy and hope" —PW (starred review) “Timely and gripping; [with] a new revelation always around the corner” —Kirkus Reviews "Atmospheric and unsettling . . . Belongs in every collection" —Natalie C. Parker; author of the Seafire series “Extraordinary” —Helena Fox; author of How It Feels to Float