Chocolat (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140282030)

Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.

In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation, happiness, and a dramatic face-off between Easter solemnity and the pagan gaiety of a chocolate festival. 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.

Author: Joanne Harris
ISBN-10: 0140282033
ISBN-13: 9780140282030
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.06w x 0.62d

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 01/14/2000 pg. 69
New York Times 01/16/2000 pg. 32