
Shy child that only seems to relate to her mother, to finding her own voice and What I think I loved most was witnessing the change in Rosette.

Their way back into the present and people are forced to confront their actions. Although the book centres on these three mainĬharacters there is so much more going on. Where this can sometimes be distracting in a book, I think in Vianne, Rosette and the priest Reynaud, each one of them looking at events in aĭifferent way. The story is told from three different points of view, Mysterious tattooist Morganne arrives, everyone starts to feel a little Land should come to her so that she can sell it to developers. This does not sit well with his daughter who believes that the Things change however when Rosette is left a plot of land when florist They seem to have a settled life with Vianne running an established Chocolate What seems like a charming story about Vianne Rocher and herĭaughter Rosette is actually so much more. Pushed myself to read something outside my normal comfort zone as I really With the fact that the style of authors writing is not one I would normally Was the first time I had been introduced to Joanne Harris’s work. Review that I have never actually read Chocolat so reading The Strawberry Thief I am going to have to admit right at the beginning of this The arrival of Narcisse’s relatives, the departure of an old friend and the opening of a mysterious new shop in the place of the florist’s across the square – one that mirrors the chocolaterie, and has a strange appeal of its own – all seem to herald some kind of change: a confrontation, a turbulence – even, perhaps, a murder…Īvailable from: Amazon | Kobo | Waterstones | Blackwells Mandie’s Thoughts Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend.īut when old Narcisse, the florist, dies, leaving a parcel of land to Rosette and a written confession to Reynaud, the life of the sleepy village is once more thrown into disarray. With Rosette, her ‘special’ child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. Return to the world of the multi-million-copy bestselling Chocolat…. Source: Advance Review Copy About the Book
