Vianne

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Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781398710917

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ON SALE: 22nd May 2025

Genre: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945) / Romance

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



‘Joanne Harris’s long-awaited prequel to her immensely successful novel Chocolat is a feast of the senses full of intrigue, magic, love and, of course, chocolate. I devoured it with as much relish and joy as I devoured the original. Delicious!’ SANTA MONTEFIORE

Vianne is every bit as vivid, magical and delicious as I hoped it would be and a fitting prequel for a story that has become, like one of Vianne’s chocolates, a much-loved favourite’ RUTH HOGAN

‘A charming tale of a restless young woman’s self-discovery’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘A symphony of tastes and smells so glorious you almost find yourself drooling’ THE INDEPENDENT

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!


Think of all the most lovely words you can imagine, delicious, scrumptious, whimsical, beautiful, delightful, and then times them by ten and that’s my experience reading this book⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Ethereal and comforting, almost lyrical. And with all the gorgeous descriptions of the French cooking, and the chocolate making, it really sparks your senses as you’re reading. A magical delight’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A book worth taking time over, savouring it even though you are desperate for the next mouthful. Lock the chocolates away. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved every word of it. Fantastique, merveilleuse Vianne et chocolat – who can resist?’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A journey filled with magic, emotion and transformation, all set in the picturesque Marseille – a moving experience’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

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