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Sleep, Pale Sister (1994):
A gothic tale set in 19th-century London. A domineering and puritanical
artist finds, in nine-year-old Effie, the perfect model he has been seeking,
and she later becomes his wife. But Effie is drawn into a dangerous underworld
of vice, blackmail and murder.
Chocolat (1999):
When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of
Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church,
Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially
as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War
is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer's wares as the ultimate sin.
Suddenly Vianne's shop-cum-cafe means that there is somewhere for secrets
to be whispered, grievances to be aired, dreams to be tested. But Vianne's
plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the whole community in
a conflict that escalates into a 'Church not Chocolate' battle. As mouths
water in anticipation, can the solemnity of the Church compare with the
pagan passion of a chocolate eclair?
Five Quarters of the Orange (2001):
When the widowed Framboise moves back to the village of Les Laveuses,
where she grew up, she is pleased to discover that no-one recognises
her. She soon forges a new life for herself there, and before long has
established a profitable creperie. All is going well, until her
profiteering nephew realises that money can be made by publishing
a collection Framboise's increasingly popular recipes, left to her by
her mother a woman despised throughout the village. For the book to be
a success, her true identity must be revealed, opening the flood gates
to a past life and painful childhood memories.
Gentlemen and Players (2005):
The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar
school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the
staff and boys of the School, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing.
Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world; and Roy
Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswald's, is
finally - reluctantly - contemplating retirement. But beneath the
little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the School,
a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully
nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. Who is Mole,
the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually
escalating towards violence - and perhaps, murder? And how can an old
and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant?
The Girl with No Shadow (The Lollipop Shoes) (2007):
The eagerly anticipated sequel to Chocolat, the New York Times best
seller. For all those who loved Chocolat . Vianne is back! Since she
was a little girl, the wind has dictated every move Vianne Rocher has
made, buffeting her from place to place, from the small French village
of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes to the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in
a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens
a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre street, determined to still the
wind at last and keep her daughters, Anouk and the baby, Rosette, safe.
Her new home above the chocolate shop offers calm and quiet: no red
sachets hang by the door; no sparks of magic fill the air; no Indian
skirts with bells hang in her closet. Conformity brings with it
anonymity. and peace. There is even Thierry, the stolid businessman
who wants to take care of Yanne and the children. On the cusp of
adolescence, an increasingly rebellious and restless Anouk does not
understand. But soon the weathervane turns... and into their lives
blows the charming and enigmatic Zozie de l'Alba. And everything
begins to change.
Zozie offers the brightness Yanne's life needs. Anouk, too,
is dazzled by this vivacious woman with the lollipop-red shoes who
seems to understand her better than anyone. especially her mother.
Yet this friendship is not what it seems. Ruthless, devious, and
seductive, Zozie has plans that will shake their world to pieces.
And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult
choice: Run, as she has done so many times before, or stand and
confront this most dangerous enemy...
Blueeyedboy (2010):
'Once there was a widow with three sons, and their names were Black,
Brown and Blue. Black was the eldest; moody and aggressive. Brown
was the middle child, timid and dull. But Blue was his mother's
favourite. And he was a murderer'. "Blueeyedboy" is the brilliant
new novel from Joanne Harris: a dark and intricately plotted tale
of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and
a serial murderer who is not who he seems. Told through posts on
a webjournal called badguysrock, this is a thriller that makes
creative use of all the multiple personalities, disguise and mind
games that are offered by playing out a life on the internet.
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