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MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOANNE HARRIS SENSATIONALLY RETURNS TO THE WORLD OF CHOCOLAT!



'Sensuous and thought-provoking, subtle and brilliant' Daily Telegraph on Chocolat

Secrets.
Chocolate.
A touch of magic...

On a warm July evening, Sylviane Rochas scatters her mother's ashes in New York and lets the changing wind blow her to the French seaside town of Marseille.

For the first time in her life, Vianne holds the future in her own hands. Charming her way into a job as a waitress in a local bistrot, she knows that she is not here to stay - when her child is born in a few months, she must be gone.

As she discovers the joy of cooking, making recipes her own with the addition of bittersweet chocolate spices, she realises that it possesses its own magic in this town full of secrets.

Yet Vianne will never forget her mother's warning: that there is danger in revealing the true desires of those around her - and she must flee these cobbled streets before it's too late...


Million-copy bestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with the long-awaited story of Vianne, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet.

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Readers are captivated by Vianne!

'Even if you don't like chocolate, Vianne will find a way to make it irresistible' READER REVIEW

'Wonderfully created, truly remarkable!' READER REVIEW

'The character of Vianne is as delicious as her chocolate shop' READER REVIEW

'Makes you look for the everyday magic in your own life, and we could all use a little magic...' READER REVIEW

'There is something magical about Vianne!' READER REVIEW

Critics Review

So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written
Marian Keyes
I sobbed at the end because I couldn't bear to leave...One of the world's finest storytellers
Joanna Cannon
Haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly-made praline
Elisabeth Luard
Mouthwatering...your senses are left reeling
Observer
Sheer pleasure from start to finish
James Runcie
Sensuous and thought-provoking
Daily Telegraph
I devoured it in one go
Christopher Fowler
A place of magic and mysteries
Monica Ali
A novel that shimmers with brilliance and truth
Kate Williams
Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent
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