Tata

The story opens with a phone call: authorities from her Burgundy hometown stun Agnès when they announce her aunt Colette, her tata, has died. Agnès is bewildered: her tata died three years ago; Agnès planned the funeral herself. Wondering who is actually in her tata’s grave, Agnès quickly turns amateur investigator, interrogating friends from her youth, her tata’s social circle, and her own family history for answers. Her quest changes course when she finds dozens of cassette tapes holding the oral diary Colette recorded for Agnès. Elements of danger and suspense add richness to this stirring family saga, brimming with secrets and musings about the role of art in our lives. For fans of Perrin’s Three and Anne Berest’s The Postcard.