From Rupi Kaur, the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms.

this is the recipe of life

said my mother

as she held me in her arms as i wept

think of those flowers you plant

in the garden each year

they will teach you

that people too

must wilt

fall

root

rise

in order to bloom

Praise for Sunday Times bestseller milk and honey:

Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance Observer

Kaur made her name with poems about love, life and grief. They resonate hugely Sunday Times

Poems tackling feminism, love, trauma and healing in short lines as smooth as pop music New York Times

Caught the imagination of a large, atypical poetry audienceKaur knows the good her poetry does: it saves lives Evening Standard

Breathing new life into poetryIt has people reading, and listening The Pool