Vianne - by Joanne Harris (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

Secrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic.

On the evening of July 4th, a young woman scatters her mother's ashes in New York and follows the call of the changing winds to the French coastal city of Marseille.

For the first time in her life, Vianne feels in control of her future. Charming her way into a job as a waitress, she tries to fit in, make friends, and come to terms with her pregnancy, knowing that by the time her child is born, the turning wind will have changed once again.

As she discovers the joy of cooking for the very first time, making local recipes her own with the addition of bittersweet chocolate spices, she learns that this humble magic has the power to unlock secrets.

And yet her gift comes at a price. And Vianne has a secret of her own; a secret that threatens everything...

Review Quotes

Praise for Joanne Harris

"Sensuous and thought-provoking, subtle and brilliant."-- "The Daily Telegraph (on Chocolat)"

"A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems."
-- "Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient (on A Narrow Door)"

"Joanne Harris's moody, evocative fairy tale follows a London photographer who becomes entwined with rival kingdoms of supernatural beings separated by tragedy. The Moonlight Market takes readers on a haunting journey of loss, fragmented memories, and characters who will go to any (supernatural) lengths for love."-- "Shelf Awareness (on Moonlight Market)"

"Joanne Harris's novels embody the spirit of a fierce chess match."-- "The New York Times Book Review (on A Narrow Door)"

"This consistently delightful fairy tale feels like a marriage of the clever schemes of Trip Galey's A Market of Dreams and Destiny and the metaphors of Kelly Barnhill's The Crane Husband."-- " Library Journal, starred review (On Moonlight Market)"

"This spectacular feat of storytelling will seduce the reader from page one."-- "Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Broken Light"

About the Author

Joanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabet II. Her novels A Narrow Door and Broken Light are also available from Pegasus Books.