Fresh Water for Flowers

This is one of those quiet novels that is full of drama! Following the life of Violette Toussaint, former level-crossing keeper, now a cemetery keeper. In dual timelines we follow her life with Philippe Toussaint who left her, and her tentative new relationship with detective Julien, and the troubles in her past that she needs to acknowledge and deal with and a mystery for Julien to solve. Violette is a wonderful narrator, and the pages just flew by. I loved it. Full review on my blog https://annabookbel.net/one-translator-two-novelists-two-translated-by-hildegarde-serle