{"product_id":"tata","title":"Tata","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eTata\u003c\/em\u003e and Valérie Perrin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"A bewitching novel about found family and the transformative power of love... Perrin has a gift for excavating enchantments from the everyday... Villains lurk [...] but among the magnificent pages of Tata, love--among friends, family members, and parents by proxy--proves more lasting\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The epic saga satisfies, and Perrin juggles the myriad plotlines with élan while maintaining suspense. It's a gripping story about the power of friendship as a safe harbor from abusive families.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Encompassing themes of violence, revenge, and sanity, Perrin's beautiful novel is highly recommended for readers who enjoy stories of family secrets and complicated lives.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A complex tale of family love, depraved jealousy, triumph and failure in all aspects of human life including remarkable love and loyalty. A fully realized story of lives informed by art and music.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading the West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTata \u003c\/em\u003eis Perrin's most ambitious, most intimate, most liberating, most important novel yet.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Parisien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Perrin is a prodigious storyteller.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With her undeniable talent for narrative, Perrin enchants the reader in this choral novel where the lives of many characters intertwine to form an intricate and compelling puzzle.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A moving story that is somewhere between a thriller and a social novel.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Valérie Perrin has given us an intricately structured novel, rich in emotion and important existential questions.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Journal de Montréal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Haig, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e is an extremely well-written book that was frankly difficult to put down.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Melancholic and yet ebullient. . . \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers \u003c\/em\u003eis an appealing indulgence in nature, food and drink, and, above all, friendships.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuly 2026 Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValérie Perrin's First New Novel since her breakout bestseller \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Valérie Perrin is a prodigious storyteller.\"--\u003cem\u003eElle \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTata\u003c\/em\u003e is Perrin's most ambitious, most intimate, most liberating, most important book yet.\"--\u003cem\u003eLe Parisien \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Agnes hears from the local police her Aunt Colette has died, she can't believe her ears.  Her father's sister Colette, her Tata, died three years ago and has been resting in peace in the cemetery of Gueugnon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgnes is called to identify the body: there is no doubt, it's Aunt Colette. But then, who rests under the stone engraved with Colette's name? And why did she fake her own death? So begins an investigation back in time, as Agnes pieces together the multitude of stories that lie behind her aunt's second death.       \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn intricate, compelling web of stories told with irony, delicacy and depth, \u003cem\u003eTata\u003c\/em\u003e will keep readers glued to every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★\u003cstrong\u003e \"A bewitching novel about found family and the transformative power of love.\"--\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews (\u003c\/em\u003estarred)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9798889661825, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 63 (EAN 9798889661825, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eForeword\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/27\/2026 (EAN 9798889661825, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePerrin, Valérie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 at the age of nineteen. The international success of her novels \u003cem\u003eForgotten on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThree\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTata\u003c\/em\u003e has made her one of the most widely read and most beloved French authors in the world. \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2020) won the Maison de la Presse Prize, the Paperback Readers Prize, and was named an ABA Indies Introduce and Indie Next List title. It has been translated into forty languages. In Italy, both \u003cem\u003eFresh Water for Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTata\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2026) were the bestselling books of their respective publication years. In 2025, readers of \u003cem\u003eELLE\u003c\/em\u003e named Perrin one of their top ten favorite French authors of all time. 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