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The Lollipop Shoes

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What to expect

The Lollipop Shoes picks up the story of Vianne and her daughters and takes us on a magical and spellbinding journey to Paris. Exquisitely written with the fluid and beautiful prose we expect from Joanne Harris, it's a wonderful and captivating read, full of flavours, tastes and fragrances. You'll need to pace yourself to stop yourself from devouring it all at once!

'Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style'
-- DAILY EXPRESS
'A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate' -- DAILY MAIL
'A cracking and spellbinding story' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this book so much!' -- ***** Reader review
'From the first page it captivates and holds you hostage' -- ***** Reader review
'Magical and mesmerising' -- ***** Reader review
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'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?'
'My mother, Vianne Rocher.'


Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop.

Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while.

Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes - ruthless, devious and seductive.

With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy...

Herself.


The Lollipop Shoes
follows on from Chocolat. The story continues in Peaches for Monsieur le Curé and The Strawberry Thief.

Critics Review

A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate
DAILY MAIL
This is Harris's best novel to date
FINANCIAL TIMES MAGAZINE
She is so terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Harris is in a class of her own... an absolutely scrumptious read.
DAILY MIRROR
One of Britain's most popular novelists
DAILY MAIL
Joanne Harris' books are like dark chocolate - sweet with an edge
JOHN BOYNE, author of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
Here is a truly delectable offering...Lush and bewitching, with a dark, mystical heart, this is a novel you can't help but devour greedily.
EASY LIVING MAGAZINE, June 07
A charming tale of magic and lost dreams.
IN STYLE, June 2007
Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style
DAILY EXPRESS
Another captivating and magical Harris read.
GLAMOUR

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
Author Joanne Harris
Narrator Juliet Stevenson
Duration 15 hours and 51 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781446454183
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Historical romance, Magical realism, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Narration
5.0 (1 review)

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