Three: From the bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers

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A COMPULSIVE STORY ABOUT THE POWERS AND FLEETINGNESS OF FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND LIFE - FROM THE AUTHOR OF FRESH WATER FOR FLOWERS

Adrien, Etienne and Nina are 10 years old when they meet at school and become inseparable. Years later, a car is pulled up from the bottom of a lake, with a body inside. Virginie, a local journalist with an enigmatic past, follows the case. Step by step she reveals the extraordinary bonds that unite the three childhood friends. How is the car wreck connected to their story Why did their friendship fall apart

Three is a compelling story of love and loss, hope and grief, and of the distance that comes with the passing of time. A masterly crafted story full of suspense and unexpected plot twists.

Praise for Fresh Water for Flowers:

'A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book.'- Matt Haig

'A funny and moving story of one woman's belief that everything will turn out right.' - Stylist

'Melancholic and yet ebullient...What may on the surface of it appear gloomy and morose, in Perrin's hands is an appealing indulgence in nature, food and drink, and, above all, friendships.'- The Guardian

Reviews

'A moving hymn to friendship.' - RTL

'A gem of a novel.' - Le Parisien

'"A beautiful, intensely atmospheric bittersweet dream of a book."' - MATT HAIG (on Fresh Water for Flowers)

'"What may on the surface of it appear gloomy and morose, in Perrin's hands is an appealing indulgence in nature, food and drink, and, above all, friendships."' - GUARDIAN (on Fresh Water for Flowers)

'"Startling and effecting, Three is a novel about the refuge found in true friends, and about the mercy of self-acceptance. Perrin's prose is engrossing, transforming ordinary situations into delectable treats."' - Foreword Reviews

Author Bio

Valrie Perrin was born in 1967 in Remiremont, in the Vosges Mountains, France. She grew up in Burgundy and settled in Paris in 1986. Her novel Forgotten on Sunday (2015) won the Booksellers Choice Award. 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 Littraire named Perrin one of the ten best-selling authors in France in 2019, and in Italy, Fresh Water for Flowers was the best selling book of 2020. Perrin now lives in Normandy.