About the book: 2017 / A new day comes to Giverny. The old woman observes the everyday life of the village, tourists... Silhouettes and destinies pass before her gaze. Two especially attract her attention: a woman with eyes the color of water lilies who dreams of love and escape, and a girl of eleven who lives only by painting. Fate had prepared a severe test for them. Here, where every soul has its own secret, a drama will play out that will destroy illusions and open up old wounds... The novel by the popular French author Michel Bussy “Black Water Lilies” was highly praised by critics and won five literary awards.