{"product_id":"fresh-water-for-flowers-paperback","title":"Fresh Water for Flowers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValérie Perrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHildegarde Serle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER\u003cbr\u003eINDIES INTRODUCE \u0026amp; INDIE NEXT LIST PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn eccentric young caretaker brings exuberant life to a small-town French cemetery in this \"enchanting\" #1 bestselling novel (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolette Toussaint's life follows a gentle, predictable rhythm. As caretaker of a cemetery in rural Burgundy, she spends her days cycling the grounds, tending her gardens, and listening to the intimate, sometimes humorous confidences of mourners and visitors alike. Until Julien Sole, the local police chief, arrives with an unusual request that will change her life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulien has come to scatter his mother's ashes on the grave of a complete stranger. As Violette helps him unravel the mystery behind his mother's final wish, it becomes clear that the answer is deeply entwined with Violette's own complicated past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book.\"--Matt Haig, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Library \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Midnight Train\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValérie Perrin\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1967 in Remiremont, in the Vosges Mountains, France. She grew up in Burgundy and settled in Paris in 1986. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) won the Booksellers Choice Award and the paperback edition has been long-selling best-seller since publication. Her English-language debut, \u003cem\u003e Fresh Water for Flowers \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2020) won the Maison de la Presse Prize, the Paperback Readers Prize, and was named a 2020 ABA Indies Introduce and Indie Next List title. It has been translated into over thirty languages. \u003cem\u003eFigaro Littéraire \u003c\/em\u003enamed Perrin one of the ten best-selling authors in France in 2019, and in Italy, \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers \u003c\/em\u003ewas the best selling book of 2020. Perrin now lives in Normandy\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46162093310138,"sku":"9781609456764","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/O61T12ZpBF9781609456764.webp?v=1784081217","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/fresh-water-for-flowers-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}