Forgotten on Sunday is comfortably translated by Hildegarde Serle, though I wish she had left some of the original French for color ... This intricately plotted novel features more twisted strands than a French braid, with several flyaway mysteries that Perrin ultimately tames ... This sentimental soul-soother is further sweetened by the knowledge that several of the characters are named, at least in part, after Perrin's grandparents.
There’s fire at the novel’s core, and magic lurking beneath its bones ... Perrin’s signature gift of transmuting quotidian circumstances into transcendent truths is everywhere apparent.
The many admirers of Perrin’s previous novel, Fresh Water for Flowers, will be equally charmed by this beguiling tale. All other readers might be doubly rewarded.
Perrin... skillfully juggles the two storylines, heightening the drama of each with unexpected revelations. Delicate plot points--infused with elements of historical fiction juxtaposed against contemporary themes--will keep readers charmed and deeply engrossed.
