Dandelion is Dead
- Author Rosie Storey
- Narrator Olivia Dowd, Laurence Dobiesz
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 12 March 2026
- Run Time 11 hours and 26 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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What to expect
Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead.
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PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026 BY ELLE, VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN, STYLIST, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY AND WOMEN.COM
'Unputdownable' COSMOPOLITAN
'One to watch' ELLE
'Wildly fun' i PAPER
'A literary entrance worth noting' WOMEN.COM
'I tore through it; as hilarious as it is heartfelt' CLAIRE DAVERLEY
'Fans of Dolly Alderton and Nora Ephron will eat this up' LAURA HANKIN
'Breathtakingly original' CLARE LESLIE HALL
‘Dazzlingly funny and devastating and life-affirming’ ELLA BERMAN
'A funny book about grief, an honest book about lying' JENNY JACKSON
'A blazing firework of a novel' MORGAN DICK
'A book as compulsive as Dandelion Is Dead has no business being this psychologically astute, this emotionally complex, this genuinely hot … One of the fiction debuts of the year' EMMA FORREST
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Seven months after Dandelion’s death, Poppy resurrects her sister’s phone and finds a message from a man on a dating app. Jake.
Dandelion delighted in bad behaviour. She pushed Poppy to be daring. So, on what would have been her 40th birthday, Poppy decides to do something her sister would love, and – for one night only – she goes on a date as Dandelion.
Only when Poppy meets Jake, they have unexpected chemistry. Thrillingly hot, confusing chemistry. They become tangled in deceit while discovering something shockingly real. What happens when you fall in love with a lie?
As a precarious dare spirals somewhere altogether more unexpected, Dandelion is Dead becomes a love story, a ballad of sisterhood and an ode to bad behaviour.
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'Almost made me redownload Hinge for the plot' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
‘What starts as a grief-fuelled moment of reckless curiosity turns into a wildly original rom-com … The masterful pacing and vividly realised characters make it hard to believe that this is Storey’s first book’ OPRAH DAILY
'This tale of both romantic and sisterly love seamlessly combines humor and heartbreak' PEOPLE
'If you’re a fan of messy, character-driven conflict in contemporary fiction, Dandelion Is Dead is for you … this book read like an indie movie: A little raw, a little quirky, with lots of heart' READER'S DIGEST
'The novel is as lively and vibrant as its titular character is dead' BOOK REPORTER
Critics Review
'Wildly entertaining and crackling with life. I tore through it; it’s as hilarious as it is heartfelt and sharply captures the chaos of grief' Claire Daverley, author of Talking at Night
n'Dandelion is Dead is breathtakingly original. A brilliant premise, smart, funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. I adored it' Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country
n'A book as compulsive as Dandelion Is Dead has no business being this psychologically astute, this emotionally complex, this genuinely hot, nor need it glitter with such elegant prose – without these abundant gifts, you’d still be tearing through the pages to see how it all ends. But then it wouldn’t have been written by Rosie Storey, and it wouldn’t be one of the fiction debuts of the year' Emma Forrest, author of Father Figure
n'A funny book about grief, an honest book about lying, and a heartbreaking book about finding love, Dandelion is Dead is captivating, generous, and deeply alive' Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street
n'Captivating, wise, and messy in the best possible way … Fans of Dolly Alderton and Nora Ephron will eat this up' Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance
n'Magic. Storey’s thrilling dialogue and acute observations are punctuated by moments that will crack your heart open' Ella Berman, author of Before We Were Innocent
n'Tender, wise, and very funny, Storey writes like a lovechild of Nora Ephron and Emily Dickinson. Basically, I'm jealous' Morgan Dick, author of Favourite Daughter
n‘The chemistry is irresistible. Bad decisions and authentic feelings abound in this character-driven novel of sisterhood, secrets and soul mates’Mail on Sunday
n'Deception, death and desire converge … this tale of both romantic and sisterly love seamlessly combines humour and heartbreak' People
n'Unputdownable… compulsively readable' Cosmopolitan
n'Definitely one to watch' Elle
n'A must-read' Woman and Home
n'Leads the charge in 2026's early offerings … a literary entrance worth noting' Women.com
n| Author | Rosie Storey |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Olivia Dowd, Laurence Dobiesz |
| Duration | 11 hours and 26 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780008738631 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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