Change the Water for the Flowers

What to do if it seems like everything is lost and surviving misfortunes is impossible? Violette Toussaint decides to take on what would have seemed absurd to her in a past life: she agrees to the position of a cemetery caretaker. 
Violette meets the regulars of this unusual place, who are happy to stop by to warm up on a chilly day, drink a cup of coffee, and talk about life.
Strangely enough, in this gloomy place, Violette understands: love for people and life can save a person from everything in the world. The main thing is not to refuse the boldest and sometimes even craziest actions.

Valérie Perrin is one of the leading contemporary French writers. Her books consistently occupy the top spots on the bestsellers list in France. She is a literary phenomenon of our time.
The novel "Change the Water for the Flowers" has received wide recognition in the European literary community. It has been awarded several prizes, including the prestigious "Prix Maison de la Presse 2018." The novel has been translated into 30 languages and is among the bestselling books in France according to "Figaro" magazine. A film adaptation is being prepared by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet of "Amélie" fame.
"Change the Water for the Flowers" is a novel about feelings understandable to everyone and about the triumph of life over death. Valérie Perrin heals the reader's soul, nurturing in it a garden of beautiful flowers illuminated by the sun's rays of hope.
"If every time I think of you, a flower would bloom, the earth would become a huge garden."