Die Klatschmohnfrau

In the enchanting novel "The Poppy Woman," there is a reunion with the Lady in Blue. Marthe is seventy and leads a completely reclusive life as a widow. She was married to Edouard for almost fifty years, a man chosen for her by her father. Dutiful and considerate, she has always lived for others: the serious Edouard, her children, and later her grandchildren.

Then she meets Félix. It's love at first sight, Marthe's first great love. Félix, the painter, who is ten years older, completely turns her life upside down. She, who has always dressed in dark blue, buys a red patterned dress, poppy red like that of the young woman she saw on the street. Her surprised and embarrassed children do not deter her in the slightest from her newfound zest for life. Full of confidence and joy, Marthe enjoys her love with Félix. Over 50,000 copies of the hardcover edition "The Poppy Woman" have been sold. Now available for the first time as a paperback.