"A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book." * Matt Haig * "Beautifully written and compelling to read." * TLS (Book of the Year) * "Valerie Perrin's delightful Fresh Water for Flowers is a funny and moving story of one woman's belief that everything will turn out right." * Stylist * "The story fluctuates between extremes with stylish elegance. It is melancholic and yet ebullient...What may on the surface of it appear gloomy and morose, in Perrin's hands is an appealing indulgence in nature, food and drink, and, above all, friendships." * The Guardian * "A tender and poignant exploration of love, loss, and redemption." * Publishers Weekly * "A triumphant celebration of life and love." * ForeWord Reviews * "Breathtaking." * Unidivers * "A bad, bad, bad case of love at first read. This is a splendid, moving book." * C'est au programma * "An insightful novel, a book whose droll and endearing characters will bring you from tears to laughter." -- Michel Bussi "The balance between laughter and tears is spot on." * Lire * "Thundering applause. And, believe us, the word 'thunder' is not too strong." * La Marseillese * "A million seller in its native France, Perrin's novel sees the world through the eyes of Violette, a cemetery caretaker, and the people who pass through her care, living and dead, with their stories and secrets." * The New European * "This book is exquisitely composed and utterly devastating in places, packed with meaningful meditations on life, death and love, and may leave you longing to adopt some of Violette's considered routines - while also hoping to avoid the heartbreak which led her to this more thoughtful way of life... place this right at the top of your wishlist." * Cambridge Edition Magazine * "This is a novel set in a place of death, but Violette makes it a place of life, hope and memory." * The Book Trail *