{"product_id":"chocolat-9780552998482","title":"Chocolat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of over twenty novels. Her Whitbread-shortlisted novel\u003ci\u003e Chocolat\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of several other bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lollipop Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeaches for Monsieur Le Curé\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Strawberry Thief\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (\u003ci\u003eRunemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (\u003ci\u003eGentlemen \u0026amp; Players, Blueeyedboy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDifferent Class\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE, and in 2022 an OBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass and flute in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works in a shed in her garden. She is an honora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMouthwatering ... a feelgood book of the first order ... your senses are left reeling. Read it * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eIs this the best book ever written? Truly excellent ... Harris's achievement is not only in her story, in her insight and humour and the wonderful picture of small-town life in rural France, but also in her writing * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eSensuous and thought-provoking ... subtle and brilliant * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA celebration of pleasure, of love, of tolerance * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eAn addictive read ... haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly made praline -- Elisabeth Luard, author of \"Family Life\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735308579159,"sku":"9780552998482","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552998482.jpg?v=1723810121","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chocolat-9780552998482","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}