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Chocolat

Joanne Harris

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Published by Black Swan, part of Transworld Publishers

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EAN: 9780552998482
Published: 11 Nov 2010

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When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial.
As passions flare and the conflict escalates, the whole community takes sides. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?

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What the critics say

'Mouthwatering...a feelgood book of the first order...your senses are left reeling. Read it'
- Observer

Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent ... Harris's achievement is not only in her story, in her insight and humour and the wonderful picture of small-town life in rural France, but also in her writing
- Literary Review

Sensuous and thought-provoking ... subtle and brilliant
- Daily Telegraph

A celebration of pleasure, of love, of tolerance
- Observer

An addictive read ... haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly made praline
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About the Author

Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Jigs & Reels, Sleep Pale Sister, Gentlemen & Players and, with Fran Warde, The French Kitchen: A Cookbook and The French Market: More Recipes from a French Kitchen. She lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter.