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Fresh Water For Flowers (2018)
~EN NWISBN: 9781609455958 bzw. 1609455959, vermutlich in Englisch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, plus shipping.
FRANCE''S # 1 BEST-SELLING FEEL-GOOD NOVEL OF THE YEARA POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valerie Perrin''s English debut.Violette 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.Violette''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.With Fresh Water for Flowers, Valerie 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, Fresh Water for Flowers is a heartwarming and tender story that will stay will readers for years after the final page is turned. Breathtaking." - Unidivers "Thundering applause for Fresh Water for Flowers." - La Marseillaise "The balance between laughter and tears is spot on." - Lire "A bad, bad, bad case of love at first read. This is a splendid, moving book, my favorite of 2018." - C''est au programme "Readers will be moved by the poetic gentleness of the narration, by the generous gaze that the two protagonists cast over human affairs, by the desire for peace that Julien and Violette share, and by the welcome dose of humor." - La Croix ".
FRANCE''S # 1 BEST-SELLING FEEL-GOOD NOVEL OF THE YEARA POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valerie Perrin''s English debut.Violette 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.Violette''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.With Fresh Water for Flowers, Valerie 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, Fresh Water for Flowers is a heartwarming and tender story that will stay will readers for years after the final page is turned. Breathtaking." - Unidivers "Thundering applause for Fresh Water for Flowers." - La Marseillaise "The balance between laughter and tears is spot on." - Lire "A bad, bad, bad case of love at first read. This is a splendid, moving book, my favorite of 2018." - C''est au programme "Readers will be moved by the poetic gentleness of the narration, by the generous gaze that the two protagonists cast over human affairs, by the desire for peace that Julien and Violette share, and by the welcome dose of humor." - La Croix ".
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Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin Author
~EN PB NWISBN: 9781609455958 bzw. 1609455959, vermutlich in Englisch, Europa Editions, Incorporated, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping.
A 2020 INDIES INTRODUCE PICKA POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valérie Perrin’s English debut.Violette 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.Violette’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.With Fresh Water for Flowers, 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, Fresh Water for Flowers is a heartwarming and tender story that will stay will readers for years after the final page is turned.“Breathtaking.”—Unidivers“Thundering applause. And, believe us, the word ‘thunder’ is not too strong.”—La Marseillaise.
A 2020 INDIES INTRODUCE PICKA POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valérie Perrin’s English debut.Violette 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.Violette’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.With Fresh Water for Flowers, 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, Fresh Water for Flowers is a heartwarming and tender story that will stay will readers for years after the final page is turned.“Breathtaking.”—Unidivers“Thundering applause. And, believe us, the word ‘thunder’ is not too strong.”—La Marseillaise.
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