{"product_id":"forgotten-on-sunday-9798889661047","title":"Forgotten on Sunday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable story about an unlikely friendship and about healing the wounds of a broken past from the million-copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFresh Water for Flowers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and her cousin Jules since the death of her parents. As a nursing assistant at a retirement home, she spends much of her days listening to her residents' stories.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter bonding with Hél?ne, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps Hél?ne to relive her memories of love and war, Hél?ne encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past, and the loss she keeps buried deep within. One day, a mysterious phone detailing a shocking revelation shakes the retirement home to its core. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once humorous and melancholic, Valérie Perrin's novel depicts the consequences of undeclared love and, in her inimitable way, portrays once again how the past is never really past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerrin, Valérie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eForgotten On Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2024) won the Booksellers Choice Award in France and the paperback edition has been a long-selling best-seller since publication. Her English-language debut, \u003cem\u003eFresh 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\u003e named 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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerle, Hildegarde:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFor Europa Editions, \u003cb\u003eHildegarde Serle\u003c\/b\u003e has translated the bestselling \u003ci\u003eMirror Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e series by Christelle Dabos and Perrin's previous book, \u003ci\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325249356050,"sku":"9798889661047","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7344796-c331-4649-81ef-340a4a9f200c.jpg?v=1748722682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forgotten-on-sunday-9798889661047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}