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Joanne Harris - Chocolat (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
A timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality - every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere.
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?
Chocolat's every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere.
It's a must for anyone who craves an escapist read, and is a bewitching gift for any holiday.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Modern Classics
- Published : 1999 (This Edition 2007 - Black Swan)
- ISBN : 9780552998482
- SKU : B002122
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Mouth-watering . . . a feelgood book of the first order . . . your senses are left reeling. Read it.' - The 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.' - The Literary Review.
'Sensuous and thought-provoking . . . subtle and brilliant.' - The Daily Telegraph.
'A celebration of pleasure, of love, of tolerance.' - The Observer.
'An addictive read . . . haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly made praline.' - Elisabeth Luard, author of Family Life.
The Author
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris, MBE (born 3 July 1964) is an English author especially known for her award-winning novel Chocolat (1999), which was adapted the following year for the film Chocolat. She uses the pen name Joanne M Harris to publish her “Loki” series and “Runemarks” series.
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