{"product_id":"fresh-water-for-flowers-9781609455958","title":"Fresh Water for Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2020 INDIES INTRODUCE PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e is Valérie Perrin's English debut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues--gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest--visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolette's routine is disrupted one day by the arrival of Julien Sole--local police chief--who insists on scattering the ashes of his recently deceased mother on the gravesite of a complete stranger. It soon becomes clear that Julien's inexplicable gesture is intertwined with Violette's own difficult past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, Valérie Perrin has given readers an intimately told story that tugs on the heartstrings about a woman who believes obstinately in happiness, despite it all. A number one bestseller in France, \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming and tender story that will stay will readers for years after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Breathtaking.\"--\u003cem\u003eUnidivers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thundering applause. And, believe us, the word 'thunder' is not too strong.\"--\u003cem\u003eLa Marseillaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681837158674,"sku":"9781609455958","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77c5257a-6a8e-47e0-b547-cc790c010494.jpg?v=1733959106","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fresh-water-for-flowers-9781609455958","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}