Tata

A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book

Valérie Perrin's first new novel since her breakout bestseller Fresh Water for Flowers

"Valérie Perrin is a prodigious storyteller."—Elle  

"Perrin's most ambitious, most intimate, most liberating, most important book yet."—Le Parisien

When Agnes hears from the local police her Aunt Colette has died, she can't believe her ears. Her father's sister Colette, Tatá, died three years ago and has been resting in peace in the cemetery of Gueugnon.  

Agnes 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. 

An intricate, compelling web of stories told with irony, delicacy and depth, Tatá will keep readers glued to every page. 

WHAT EARLY READERS ARE SAYING

"A cocktail of emotions."

"Magnificent."

"Impossible to put down!"

"A novel you devour and simply cannot close until you've reached the last page."

"Exceptional."

"After reading such a novel, I could stop reading altogether."



"Tatá is Perrin's most ambitious, most intimate, most liberating, most important book."



"Valérie Perrin is a prodigious storyteller."



"Perrin's signature gift of transmuting quotidian circumstances into transcendent truths is everywhere apparent."



"Ideal for fans of Jojo Moyes and Kate Morton."