Holy Fools
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  • Published: 1 December 2003
  • ISBN: 9780552770019
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99

Holy Fools

a thrilling historical mystery from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

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By the bestselling author of Chocolat, a passionate story of love, nuns and witches, set in 17th-century France.

By the bestselling author of Chocolat, international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris, comes a passionate story of love, nuns and witches, set in 17th-century France. Perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona Valpy, Maggie O'Farrell and Rachel Joyce.

'Truly sensational... This is a wonderful novel. It draws you in from the very first page' -- SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Hugely enjoyable... Both consoling and wise' -- New Statesman
'With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novelists' -- DAILY MAIL
'Stunned, but in a good way' -- ***** Reader review
'Absorbing' -- ***** Reader review
'Keeps you hooked from the start' -- ***** Reader review
'Fabulous' -- ***** Reader review
'A great page-turner' -- ***** Reader review

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In seventeenth-century France against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer, seeks refuge with her young daughter in a remote abbey and reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste.

Until a new Abbess is appointed, bringing with her a ghost from Juliette's past - a man she has every reason to fear.
  • Published: 1 December 2003
  • ISBN: 9780552770019
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris’s Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of many other bestselling novels, including Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, both also featuring Vianne Rocher, as is her new novel The Strawberry Thief. She has also written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and Different Class).

Born 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. 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.

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Also by Joanne Harris

Different Class
Doctor Who: Time Trips (The Collection)
Doctor Who: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (Time Trips)
A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String
Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3)
Gastronomicon/The Ugly Sister (Storycuts)
Auto-da-fé/Free Spirit/Fule’s Gold (Storycuts)
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Praise for Holy Fools

Truly sensational... This is a wonderful novel. It draws you in from the very first page

Sunday Express

A weird and hugely enjoyable blend of Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudon and Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus

New Statesman

With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novelists... Fans will be delighted by the way this novel complements her earlier works. At the same time, the author's experiments with structure and voice ensure this story is fresh and compelling

Daily Mail

Hugely enjoyable... Both consoling and wise

Amanda Craig, New Statesman

Highly enjoyable

Independent on Sunday

With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novellists... Fresh and compelling

Daily Mail

Brilliant... An imaginative, colourful page-turner

Choice Magazine

Her writing is as wonderful as ever ... You won't be able to tear yourself away

Glamour

A compelling blend of murder, lies and revenge. A novel full of intrigue and suspense

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