Record Number |
747000 |
ISBN |
9781474601757 (paperback) |
Author |
Bussi, Michel, 1965- author. |
Title |
Black water lilies / Michel Bussi ; translated from the French by Shaun Whiteside. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016. |
©2016 |
Pagination etc. |
350 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents note |
First published in French as Nymphéas Noirs by Presse de la Cité. |
Summary Note |
Giverny. During the day, the home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his waterlilies. But once the tourists have gone, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village. This is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with another. Jerome Morval, a man whose passion for art was matched only by his passion for women, has been found dead in the stream that runs through the gardens. In his pocket is a postcard of Monet's Waterlilies with the words: Eleven years old. Happy Birthday. Entangled in the mystery are three women: a young painting prodigy, the seductive village schoolteacher and an old widow who watches over the village from a mill by the stream. All three of them share a secret. But what do they know about the discovery of Jerome Morval's corpse? And what is the connection to the mysterious, rumoured painting of Black Waterlilies? |
Language note |
Translated from the French. |
Subject |
Murder -- Fiction |
Secrecy -- Fiction |
Giverny (France) -- Fiction |
Thrillers (Fiction). |
Added Author |
Whiteside, Shaun translator. |
Shelf Location |
F BUSS |