Changer L'eau des Fleurs - Valerie Perrin

Violette Toussaint is a cemetery keeper in a small town in Burgundy. Passerby and regulars come to confide in her and warm up in her lodge. With the small team of gravediggers and the young priest, she forms an unconventional family. But what events led Violette to this world where the tragic and the comical intertwine?
After the success of The Forgotten on Sunday, a new hymn to the wonder of simple things.

A huge, huge, huge favorite. A splendid, moving book. My book of the year 2018, a masterful slap. Bulledop, C’est au programme.

A striking contrast between laughter and tears. Baptiste Liger, Lire.

Thunderous applause. And, believe us, the word "thunderous" is not too strong. Anne-Marie Mitchell, La Marseillaise.

Breathtaking. Christophe Rivet-Maris, Unidivers.

We're in seventh heaven. Nathalie Dupuis, Elle.

Maison de la Presse Prize 2018.