Forgotten on Sunday
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin, published by Europa Editions on June 10, 2025, is a contemporary novel that explores the themes of friendship and healing within the context of domestic life. The story follows Justine, a 21-year-old nursing assistant living with her grandparents and cousin Jules after the loss of her parents. As she spends her days at a retirement home, she forms a bond with Hélène, an almost 100-year-old resident, leading both women to share their life stories and confront their pasts.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines humor and melancholy as Justine helps Hélène revisit her memories of love and war, while Hélène encourages Justine to face her own buried secrets. The plot thickens with the arrival of a mysterious phone call that reveals a shocking truth, impacting the residents of the retirement home. This edition, consisting of 304 pages, delves into the complexities of undeclared love and the notion that the past continues to influence the present.
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An unforgettable story about an unlikely friendship and about healing the wounds of a broken past from the million-copy bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers
Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and her cousin Jules since the death of her parents. As a nursing assistant at a retirement home, she spends much of her days listening to her residents’ stories.
After bonding with Hélène, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps Hélène to relive her memories of love and war, Hélène encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past, and the loss she keeps buried deep within. One day, a mysterious phone detailing a shocking revelation shakes the retirement home to its core.
At once humorous and melancholic, Valérie Perrin’s novel depicts the consequences of undeclared love and, in her inimitable way, portrays once again how the past is never really past.
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