The new novel by the international bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers When Agnes hears from the local police her Aunt Colette has died, she can't believe her ears.Her father's sister Colette, her Tat, 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, Tat will keep readers glued to every page.

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Valérie Perrin was born in 1967 in France. Her novel Forgotten on Sunday (2015) won the Booksellers Choice Award in France and has been long-selling bestseller since publication. Her English-language debut, Fresh Water for Flowers (Europa, 2020) won the Maison de la Presse Prize, the Paperback Readers Prize, and was named a 2020 ABA Indies Introduce and Indie Next List title. It has been translated into over thirty languages. Figaro Littéraire named Perrin one of the ten best-selling authors in France in 2019, and in Italy, Fresh Water for Flowers was the bestselling book of 2020.

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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

Tata begins with a mystery-Agnès is asked to identify the body of her beloved aunt Colette-who, as far as she knows, died three years earlier.

From this phone call, Valérie Perrin crafts a compelling blend of family saga and literary suspense. As Agnès searches for the truth, long-buried secrets and hidden lives come to light, revealing an unforgettable cast of characters and the extraordinary story of the woman she thought she knew.

At the heart of the novel is Colette-Agnès's beloved aunt-whose decision to fake her own death sets in motion a richly layered tale of resilience, identity, and reinvention. Told with warmth, humour, and emotional depth, Tata is a captivating story about the mysteries that shape a life and the courage that is required of women who choose to forge one's own path.

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."