WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMERINDIES INTRODUCE & INDIE NEXT LIST PICK An eccentric young caretaker brings exuberant life to a small-town French cemetery in this “enchanting” #1 bestselling novel (Publishers Weekly). Violette Toussaint’s life follows a gentle, predictable rhythm. As caretaker of a cemetery in rural Burgundy, she spends her days cycling the grounds, tending her gardens, and listening to the intimate, sometimes humorous confidences of mourners and visitors alike. Until Julien Sole, the local police chief, arrives with an unusual request that will change her life forever. Julien has come to scatter his mother’s ashes on the grave of a complete stranger. As Violette helps him unravel the mystery behind his mother’s final wish, it becomes clear that the answer is deeply entwined with Violette’s own complicated past. “A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book.”—Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library and The Midnight Train
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMERINDIES INTRODUCE & INDIE NEXT LIST PICK An eccentric young caretaker brings exuberant life to a small-town French cemetery in this “enchanting” #1 bestselling novel (Publishers Weekly). Violette Toussaint’s life follows a gentle, predictable rhythm. As caretaker of a cemetery in rural Burgundy, she spends her days cycling the grounds, tending her gardens, and listening to the intimate, sometimes humorous confidences of mourners and visitors alike. Until Julien Sole, the local police chief, arrives with an unusual request that will change her life forever. Julien has come to scatter his mother’s ashes on the grave of a complete stranger. As Violette helps him unravel the mystery behind his mother’s final wish, it becomes clear that the answer is deeply entwined with Violette’s own complicated past. “A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book.”—Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library and The Midnight Train
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