Almost three years later Three, Valérie Perrin returns with a fourth novel. If the author released a first book entitled The Forgotten Sundays in 2015, this is his second story Change the flower water (2018) which is a real hit. Nearly 1.5 million copies have been sold. A success which earned him an adaptation for the theater which will also allow him to be nominated for the Female Revelation at the Molières 2022. It is obvious that this widely applauded pen is worth knowing and to read without moderation. On September 18, 2024, loyal readers will discover in bookstores Tata. Ce 640 page novel enjoyed immediate success, rising to second place in the best sellers in literature and third in all categories, according to datalib. You definitely need to add it to the top of your reading pile.
What does it tell Tata by Valérie Perrin?
“Colette died again. This word does not exist anywhere. There is no such thing as dying again”tells us on the back cover. However, Valérie Perrin invented this word for her novel. Tata tells the story of Colette, Agnès’ only aunt whom she adores deeply. One day, a phone call to him announces his death. Impossible. His father’s sister died three years ago. So, to understand how his aunt could die twiceAgnès, a successful director who returned from the United States with her daughter since her divorce, goes to live in her aunt’s apartment in Gueugnon (Burgundy). For this fourth story, the writer uses the setting of her childhood town. Shoemaker and fan of the local football club, Colette seemed to be a woman without history… This is not the case. And to tell her poignant story, she left her niece cassettes that take us to 1959.
Why will we love this book?
Its place in the bestseller ranking already indicates that in addition to being eagerly awaited, this novel is a gem of the literary season. Above all, and this is Valérie Perrin’s strength, it is the lives she tells that have the power of stories. Fairly normal, they nevertheless hide fabulous and difficult storiessecrets, childhood woundslove or friendship. The author also knows how to mix detective story to a classic daily life, and link different destinies. Thanks to Colette, Agnès discovers her childhood with her brother, Jean and their escape from the family estate; his loves and this friend, Blanche. A intimate investigation will lift the veil on the life of Tata and will at the same time heal Agnès’s wounds.
Valérie Perrin, a bibliography to read
We can start with the best known: Change the flower water. Violette is a young cemetery guard from Burgundy who takes care of the loved ones of the dead, regulars or visitors. She hides her past, a series of tragic events which led her to this extraordinary work. The Forgotten Sundaysfor its part, takes us to a retirement home where Justine, 24, works. What she likes is taking care of those forgotten on Sunday who don’t receive any visitors. And in particular, of Hélène, a woman who takes refuge in her world and whose confidences she writes. Orphaned and living with her grandparents, this testimony will lead her to know her own story. Finally, Three is the story of Adrien, Etienne and Nina who, despite their promise to be inseparable friends, lose touch because life has spared none of them.
