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Fresh Water for Flowers (translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle) by Valerie Perrin
Despite mostly revolving around a cemetery, this is about life and above all love. Violette is keeper at the cemetery in a small French town. Filled with grief she finds peace in the confidences and companionship of fellow workers and visitors, together with her garden. However the arrival of one visitor disrupts this quiet rhythm and challenges her to open up her heart. The book has enormous charm with characters and places readily visualised.
(Christine Miller - bwl 99 Winter 2021 )