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Fresh Water for Flowers

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By Valérie Perrin
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Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin is a deeply moving novel centred around Violette Toussaint, a cemetery caretaker in a small French town. Her daily life intertwines with the stories of the visitors who seek solace at her cemetery, offering a rich tapestry of love, loss, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments. As Violette's own remarkable story unfolds, themes of resilience and hope shine through in this heartwarming tale.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartwarming stories with depth and a touch of mystery. It beautifully weaves together themes of love, loss, and the healing power of memory, set against the backdrop of a serene yet eventful cemetery environment. The novel's intertwining plots and emotional resonance can captivate readers who enjoy character-driven narratives.

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'A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book' - Matt Haig

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A poignant bestselling novel full of French charm and memorable characters.

Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Her daily life is lived to the rhythms of the hilarious and touching confidences of random visitors and her colleagues.

Violette's routine is disrupted one day by the arrival of a local police chief, Julien Seul, who insists on depositing the ashes of his mother on the gravesite of a complete stranger. The grave Julien is looking for, and his mother's story of clandestine love, is intertwined with Violette's own secret past.

The funny, moving, intimately told story of a woman who believes obstinately in happiness, Fresh Water for Flowers brings out the exceptional and the poetic in the ordinary. A delightful, atmospheric, absorbing tale.

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Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin is celebrated for its emotional depth and engaging characters. Readers often highlight its ability to evoke a range of emotions, transitioning seamlessly from laughter to tears. The novel's rich narrative intricately weaves together themes of love, loss, and resilience, capturing the essence of human nature beautifully.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787703117

Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Contributors:

  • Translated by Hildegarde Serle
  • Translated by Hildegarde Serle

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Valerie Perrin is a photographer and screenwriter who works with Claude Lelouch. Her first novel, Les Oublies du Dimanche, won numerous prizes including the 2016 Lire Elire and Poulet-Malassis.

Hildegarde Serle graduated in French from Oxford University. After working as a newspaper subeditor in London for many years, she obtained the Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation. She is the translator of A Winter's Promise and The Missing of Clairdelune.

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