After being fought over by several studios, Bella Pollen’s novel Midnight Cactus has put down roots at Paramount. The story, set against immigration politics on the Arizona-Mexico border, centres on the romance between an Englishwoman and a man renovating an abandoned silver mine.
The aptly-named Pollen’s previous novels include ‘Daydream Girl’, ‘B Movies’ and ‘Hunting Unicorns’ – none of which allow for further plant-based puns.