Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3)
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  • Published: 24 May 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448124022
  • Imprint: RH AudioGo
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 13 hr 21 min
  • Narrators: Rula Lenska, Gareth Armstrong
  • RRP: $24.99

Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3)

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24 May 2012
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24 May 2012
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16 Apr 2013
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A welcome return to the village in rural France that was the setting for Joanne Harris's remarkable and much-loved number one bestseller Chocolat

A welcome return to Vianne Rocher and the village in rural France that was the setting for Joanne Harris's remarkable and much-loved number one bestseller Chocolat. Perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona Valpy, Maggie O'Farrell and Rachel Joyce.
'Vianne - unconventional, good-hearted, slightly magical - blows in like a refreshing breeze, forcing people to question their prejudices. A delight' -- The Times
'Expertly crafted, typically mouthwatering' -- Daily Mail
'This bewitching novel stirs the senses' - Good Housekeeping
'I found it unputdownable' -- ***** Reader review
'Brilliant and thought-provoking' -- ***** Reader review
'Superbly written and flows along beautifully' -- ***** Reader review
'Impossible to put down' -- ***** Reader review
'Absolutely enchanting' -- ***** Reader review

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It isn't often you receive a letter from the dead.When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she allows the wind to blow her back to the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. But Lansquenet is different now: women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea, and, on the bank of the river Tannes, facing the church: a minaret.

Nor is it only the incomers from North Africa that have brought change. Father Reynaud, Vianne's erstwhile adversary, is disgraced and under threat.

Could it be that Vianne is the only one who can save him now?
  • Published: 24 May 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448124022
  • Imprint: RH AudioGo
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 13 hr 21 min
  • Narrators: Rula Lenska, Gareth Armstrong
  • RRP: $24.99
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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
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Doctor Who: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (Time Trips)
A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String
Gastronomicon/The Ugly Sister (Storycuts)
Auto-da-fé/Free Spirit/Fule’s Gold (Storycuts)
Breakfast at Tesco’s (Storycuts)
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Praise for Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3)

Her characteristic love affair with texture – scents, smells and sounds – immerses the reader in a bath of seductive imagery in a brave and grippingly confected story.

Sunday Times

Like Chocolat, this book is a feast for the senses. Every page of the book is steeped in scents, colours and tastes, without ever tipping into the pretentious or showy. The writing is seductive and engaging throughout; and the magic, too, is intrinsic without ever being soppy or embarrassing. What is magic (or religion),after all, if not an ability to understand the human heart? Peaches for Monsieur le Curé is a wonderful return to form for Harris.

Literary Review

An enchanting read, ripe for summer picking.

France Magazine

Expertly crafted,typically mouthwatering.

Daily Mail

A wide-ranging, powerful and very readable novel. I loved it.

Red

A delightful jumble of the sensuous sights, sounds and smells the author describes so well.

Glamour

Fasting and feasting, magic and mysticism are once again at the heart of this author's storytelling sorcery.

The Lady
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