New Releases by Joanne Harris

Million-copy bestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with the long-awaited story of Vianne, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet. Secrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic. On the evening of July 4th, a young woman scatters her mother’s ashes in New York and follows the call of the changing winds to the French coastal city of Marseille. For the first time in her life, Vianne feels in control of her future. Charming her way into a job as a waitress, she tries to fit in, make friends, and come to terms with her pregnancy, knowing that by the time her child is born, the turning wind will have changed once again. As she discovers the joy of cooking for the very first time, making local recipes her own with the addition of bittersweet chocolate spices, she learns that this humble magic has the power to unlock secrets. And yet her gift comes at a price. And Vianne has a secret of her own; a secret that threatens everything…

Tom is a photographer and dreamer, capturing snapshots of the city around him, talking to the people on the fringes of his world, always searching for something he knows is missing but can never quite grasp. He speaks to a beggar. He saves a woman from a gang on a darkened alley. He takes his photos . . . but only as he develops the negatives does he see the magical, hidden world he has brushed up against in all its beauty, and menace, and danger. And deep in those negatives is the clue he needs to continue his search: a midnight, moonlit market in the secret heart of London, where everything is for sale and anything is possible . . . Praise for Joanne Harris: 'Perfect reading for a chilly autumn evening' thesenovelthoughts 'Thought-provoking and evocative' Tor.com

Joanne Harris neemt je mee terug naar Lansquenet, de setting van haar wereldberoemde Chocolat-reeks. 'Bramenwijn' is een heerlijke roman met een soepele afdronk! Jay Mackintosh koopt in een opwelling een vervallen château in het Franse dorp Lansquenet. Zijn carrière als schrijver zit in het slop en er is niets dat hem nog bindt aan Londen. Met weinig meer dan enkele flessen vruchtenwijn vertrekt hij naar Frankrijk. Deze wijn komt van zijn goede vriend Joe, een zonderling met oog voor de magie van alles wat groeit en bloeit. Joe was heel belangrijk voor Jay, tot de dag dat hij verdween. Niets kan hem terugbrengen, maar de magie van Joe’s lang vergeten vruchtenwijnen lijkt zijn uitwerking niet te missen. Het zijn de ongewone eigenschappen van de wijn die hem helpen een plekje te veroveren in Lansquenet, en in het hart van de geheimzinnige Marise...

Opnieuw neemt Joanne Harris je mee naar het schilderachtige Frankrijk. Framboise moet met de hulp van haar moeders dagboek haar eigen verleden onder ogen zien. Terwijl ze haar ware identiteit verborgen houdt, runt Framboise een succesvolle crêperie in Les Laveuses. Haar geheimen dreigen te worden onthuld wanneer haar neef, een restauranthouder, uit is op de familierecepten die ze van haar moeder heeft geërfd. Framboise kan haar verleden niet langer ontvluchten. Geholpen door haar moeders dagboek laat ze de herinneringen aan haar jeugd tijdens de oorlog terugkomen. Pas als ze de aanvankelijk onbegrijpelijke dagboekfragmenten weet te ontcijferen, leert ze de hele waarheid kennen.

Turn the page, and step into a stunning, evocative world where nature, magic and fate are inextricably linked, and one wrong - or right - step can take you from the modern world into one filled with both danger and wonder. This beautiful volume contains the award-winning novellas A Pocketful of Crows, The Blue Salt Road and Orfeia. Fully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, with a brand new introduction by the author and three original short stories, this is a landmark collection which gloriously reimagines traditional British folktales into a timely, relevant and powerful new stories. 'Perfect reading for a chilly autumn evening' thesenovelthoughts 'Stunning and original modern fairytales' calturnerreviews 'Thought-provoking and evocative' Tor.com

A bold and timely novel that explores how women can feel invisible as they grow older—and what happens when they decide to take back control. Bernie Moon's ambitions and dreams have been forgotten by everyone, even Bernie herself. At nineteen she was full of promise, but now, facing fifty and going through the menopause, she's a fading light. Until the murder of a woman in a local park unlocks a series of childhood memories, and with them, a talent that she has hidden all her adult life. What happens when the frustrations and power of an older woman are finally given their chance to be revealed? Filled with growth and redemption, revenge and visibility, friendship and self-discovery, Broken Light is an explosive new thriller that challenges our notions of womanhood and power.

'Twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Exhilarating, addictive, fierce' BRIDGET COLLINS 'A psychological thriller you can't put down' HARLAN COBEN 'Dark, Gothic, and propulsively readable' RUTH WARE 'A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic' ELLY GRIFFITHS * * * * * Now I'm in charge, the gates are my gates. The rules are my rules. It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls. Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered. But Rebecca is here to make her mark. She'll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before. After all... You can't keep a good woman down. * * * * * Praise for Joanne Harris's other books set in the St Oswald's world: 'A masterpiece of misdirection' Val McDermid 'Delivers an almighty twist . . . brilliantly atmospheric ' The Times '[A] gripping psychological thriller . . . Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists' Daily Express '[A] delicious black comedy' Daily Mail

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Boek 4 in de wereldwijde bestseller Chocolat-serie van Joanne Harris, met Vianne Rocher in de hoofdrol. Laat je verleiden door de magische wereld van ‘Chocolat’... Na haar vele omzwervingen heeft Vianne Rocher in Lansquenet, waar ze ooit als buitenstaander de boel flink opschudde, eindelijk een thuis gevonden. Samen met haar dochter Rosette runt ze de chocolaterie. Zelfs père Reynaud is een goede vriend, in plaats van een tegenstander. Maar als de oude bloemist Narcisse sterft en een deel van zijn land aan Rosette nalaat, strijkt in zijn oude winkel een mysterieuze vreemdeling neer die een duistere wind doet waaien. Opnieuw loopt een scheidslijn door het dorp – maar dit keer staat Vianne aan de andere kant... ‘De aardbeiendief’ is het vierde boek met Vianne in de hoofdrol, na de bestsellers ‘Chocolat’, ‘Rode schoenen’ en ‘De zoetheid van perziken’.

DISAPPEAR INTO THE WORLD OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT . . . 'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' Marian Keyes 'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel' Joanna Cannon 'It will intrigue and charm readers every bit as much as Chocolat' Monica Ali --------------------------- Faith. Secret. Magic. Murder...? Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her youngest child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend. But 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. Then 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 - seems to herald a change: a confrontation, a turbulence - even, perhaps, a murder . . . What will the wind blow in today? --------------------------- Return to the world of the multi-million-copy bestselling Chocolat.... 'A writer whose wit and sharp observation enhances her engaging story-telling' Salley Vickers 'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel . . . I sobbed at the end because I couldn't bear to leave. Joanne is truly one of the world's finest storytellers' Joanna Cannon 'A place of magic and mysteries, and Harris excels in this delicate balance of realism and enchantment . . . It will intrigue and charm readers every bit as much as Chocolat' Monica Ali 'Sheer pleasure from start to finish. The Strawberry Thief is a delight' James Runcie 'I devoured it in one go' Christopher Fowler 'Compelling, captivating, incredibly moving, The Strawberry Thief whirls you into a thrilling world you will never forget . . . A perfect novel that shimmers with brilliance and truth' Kate Williams

An earthly nourris sits and sings And aye she sings, "Ba lilly wean, Little ken I my bairn's father, Far less the land that he staps in. (Child Ballad, no. 113) So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless, wild young man. Passion drew him to a new world, and trickery has kept him there - without his memories, separated from his own people. But as he finds his way in this dangerous new way of life, so he learns that his notions of home, and your people, might not be as fixed as he believed. Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

Op een traditionele Engelse jongensschool lopen de spanningen hoog op wanneer eeuwenoude tradities en wrok opspelen en de zoektocht naar erkenning en wraak slachtoffers eist... Joanne Harris heeft een indrukwekkend oeuvre op haar naam staan van romans, thrillers, YA-titels. Op een traditionele Engelse jongensschool woedt een donkere onderstroom van langgekoesterde wrok, verlangen naar erkenning en wraak, met desastreuze gevolgen. Via twee ik/vertellers (een bijna gepensioneerde docent Oude Talen en een pas aangestelde dertiger) ontwikkelt zich een geslaagde, dramatische intrige met een verrassende verhaalwending, gelardeerd met relevante terugblikken. De - ook psychologische - spanning loopt hoog op. De vertellers zijn te onderscheiden aan witte en zwarte schaakstukken boven de hoofdstukken. Het zijn scherp geobserveerde karakters, die duidelijk een ontwikkeling doormaken. Hedendaagse setting waarin internet, chatrooms e.d. een rol spelen. Originele intrige en plaats van handeling.

I am as brown as brown can be, And my eyes as black as sloe; I am as brisk as brisk can be, And wild as forest doe. (The Child Ballads, 295) So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl. Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape. Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

Time Trips is a unique and beautifully illustrated collection of Doctor Who adventures from bestselling and award-winning writers including Joanne Harris, Trudi Canavan, Nick Harkaway, A.L. Kennedy and more. Taking you from ancient Alexandria to nameless planets in the far future, these tales are at turns funny, frightening, moving and thought-provoking – short stories that are bigger on the inside. Time Trips includes: The Anti-Hero (featuring the Second Doctor) by Stella Duffy Salt of the Earth (featuring the Third Doctor) by Trudi Canavan The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (featuring the Third Doctor) by Joanne Harris The Death Pit (featuring the Fourth Doctor) by A.L. Kennedy A Handful of Stardust (featuring the Sixth Doctor) by Jake Arnott The Bog Warrior (featuring the Tenth Doctor) by Cecelia Ahern Keeping Up with the Joneses (featuring the Tenth Doctor) by Nick Harkaway Into the Nowhere (featuring the Eleventh Doctor) by Jenny T. Colgan

Try me . . . test me . . . taste me . . . Joanne Harris’s Chocolat trilogy has tantalized readers with its sensuous descriptions of chocolate since it was first published. Now, to celebrate the much-loved story of Vianne Rocher’s deliciously decadent chocolaterie, Joanne Harris and Fran Warde have created the ultimate book of chocolate lore and recipes from around the world, bringing a touch of magic to your kitchen.

The tantalizing sequel to the blockbuster New York Times bestseller Chocolat Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris’s Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate. Now, at last, Chocolat’s heroine returns to the beautiful French village of Lansquenet in another, equally beguiling tale. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to return to Lansquenet, where she once owned a chocolate shop and learned the meaning of home. But returning to one’s past can be a dangerous pursuit, and Vianne and her daughters find the beautiful French village changed in unexpected ways: women veiled in black, the scent of spices in the air, and—facing the church—a minaret. Most surprising of all, her old nemesis, Francis Reynaud, desperately needs her help. Can Vianne work her magic once again?

La suite du best-seller Chocolat, adapté au cinéma, avec Johnny Depp et Juliette Binoche Vianne et Roux ont établi leur chocolaterie sur un bateau amarré aux quais de Seine. Avec leurs deux filles, la vie parisienne se déroule paisiblement. Mais il arrive que le passé s’immisce dans nos vies sans qu’on ne s’y attende. Alors que le ramadan débute, ce sont les morts qui viennent hanter Vianne. Une lettre d’une de ses anciennes amies lui est confiée après la mort de cette dernière. Celle-ci lui demande de retourner à Lansquenet, le village où, il y a huit ans, la jeune femme a ouvert sa première chocolaterie. Entre souvenirs intimes et immersion dans une culture qu’elle ne connaît pas, Vianne va se construire et découvrir ce qui lui manquait tant : l’acceptation de la foi, quelle qu’elle soit. Vous voulez en savoir plus sur le livre et l'auteur ? Consultez le site officiel des éditions Charleston : www.editionscharleston.fr !

Joanne Harris Choklad blev en internationell succé och filmatiserade av Lasse Hallström. Nu återvänder Vianne Rocher till den lilla franska byn Lansquenet. Det gått fyra år sedan Vianne och Roux återförenades i Paris. De lever tillsammans med barnen på hans husbåt som numera också hyser ett chocolaterie. En dag får Vianne ett brev från Lansquenet, med bud om ett dödsfall och en gåva som gör att den lilla familjen återigen bryter upp och flyttar tillbaka till byn där allting började. Men inget är längre sig likt i den lilla byn, även om allting finns kvar: kullerstensgränderna, bykyrkan Saint Jérôme och de nedlagda garverierna längs floden Tannes. I det kvarter som kallas för Les Marauds har en koloni med invandrade marockaner slagit sig ned och plötsligt har luften i Lansquenet fyllts av orientaliska dofter. Den unga muslimska kvinnan Inès Bencharki ber inte om ursäkt för sitt ursprung och konfronterar byprästen Francis Reynaud i samband med ett moskébygge. Han vänder sig i sin nöd till Vianne, en gång hans svurna fiende, för att försöka överbrygga klyftorna mellan kristna och muslimer. Är Vianne den enda som kan rädda freden och samförståndet i Lansquenet?

Joanne Harris er halvt fransk, halvt engelsk og slog internationalt igennem i 1999 med bestselleren Chokolade om den eksotiske chokoladefabrikant Vivianne Roche og flodsigøjneren Roux, filmatiseret med Juliette Binoche og Johnny Depp i hovedrollerne. Siden fulgte Chokoladeheksen og følges altså op med tredje bind om parret. Otte år er gået siden Vianne forlod sin butik med de syndige chokolader i Lansquenet for at drage videre med vinden og Roux. Hun og Roux bor nu på en husbåd i Paris med Viannes datter samt deres fælles datter , som lever i sin egen fantasiverden. Således er Vianne omsider ved at falde til ro ... indtil hun får et brev med en bøn fra en afdød ven, den gamle Armande: " Rejs tilbage til Lansquenet - der er brug for din hjælp!" Det gør Vivianne. Landsbyen er i mellemtiden blevet udvidet med et muslimsk kvarter, og i begyndelsen var alt fryd og gammen. Nu har sære spændinger og mystiske konflikter sat gang i en lavine af uhyggelige begivenheder, der lader mistanken falde på byens præst, Monsieur le Curé. Vivianne udreder trådene, og livet kan gå videre i den lille by. Joanne Harris er ikke blind for de problemer, der kan opstå, når forskellige kulturer mødes, men er tolerancens fortaler og fordeler lige dele velrettet kritik og menneskeforelsket indlevelse. Her i denne charmerende og velfortalte bog, der har en særdeles aktuel tematik på hjerte Joanne Harris har skrevet en række romaner, en novellesamling og en kogebog. Senest udkom på dansk Blueeyed Boy. Pressen skriver: »Joanne Harris skriver vidunderligt, feminint og med et strejf af vemod, og det overordnede tema er vores uvilje mod at åbne os for hinanden.« ***** - Julia Lahme, Femina »Joanne Harris skriver lige så sanseligt og stemningsmættet som i sine tidligere romaner – der er fuld knald på både farver og dufte, og Viannes produktion af ferskenmarmelade og chokoladetrøfler får tænderne til at løbe i vand.« **** - Sarah Louise Pedersen, Fyens Stiftstidende

«Scorre con leggerezza, ha il dono di un talento fresco, felicemente inconscio di sé.» TTL La Stampa - Elena Loewenthal Framboise Dartigen aveva solo nove anni quando gli occupanti nazisti arrivarono a Les Laveuses, il paesino sulle rive della Loira dove viveva con la mamma e i fratelli maggiori Cassis e Reinette. In quei giorni sospesi tra la fiaba crudele dell'infanzia e la tragedia della storia accadde qualcosa di terribile. Ora Framboise, che è ormai una donna matura, è tornata a vivere nella vecchia fattoria - ma in incognito. Il segreto di quegli anni lontani non deve assolutamente tornare alla luce. Joanne Harris ci regala un altro romanzo ricco di sapori e sentimenti, una vicenda incalzante dove s'intrecciano la memoria di un'atroce pagina della storia e il suo impatto sul presente, il rapporto tra gli adulti e i bambini, che sanno ancora percepire la magia dell'esistenza - la sua innocenza e il suo orrore.

A St. Oswald, esclusivo collegio maschile nel Nord dell'Inghilterra, si respira aria di cambiamenti. Con l'avanzare delle nuove tecnologie le tradizioni sembrano destinate a soccombere, gli studi classici a cedere il passo a lingue moderne e informatica. Ma l'inizio dell'anno scolastico porta con sé altri contrattempi, ben più minacciosi. Tutto comincia con una serie di incidenti, dapprima quasi comici, poi sempre più gravi e inquietanti, tanto da mettere a rischio la sopravvivenza della scuola stessa. L'anziano professore di latino Robert Straitley è l'unico che appare in grado di contrastare questo crescendo di violenza: conosce bene St. Oswald, e anche quei segreti che in molti non hanno voluto vedere per salvare il buon nome dell'istituto. Perché adesso il passato ritorna e sulla scuola incombe un'atroce vendetta? Acclamato come uno dei migliori romanzi di Joanne Harris, La scuola dei desideri sorprende il lettore pagina dopo pagina. Sullo sfondo di un mondo chiuso ed elitario, popolato da personaggi bizzarri, la Harris tratteggia una torbida vicenda di ossessioni e bugie, tradimenti e gelosie fino al colpo di scena finale.

Profumi, giochi e cuori infranti raccoglie i migliori racconti di Joanne Harris. Streghe di periferia e croniste mondane, uomini-lupo e donne-delfino, due simpatiche vecchiette che fuggono dalla casa di riposo e una giovane coppia impegnata in un disastroso viaggio di nozze a Napoli, le assurde esagerazioni della moda per bambini e gli inventivi costumi dei fan del sadomaso... Temi spesso curiosi e spiazzanti, narrati da voci ben caratterizzate e autentiche, situazioni sorprendenti che si dipanano in trame piene di invenzioni con sorpresa finale. Non mancano numerose storie d'amore, ma Joanne Harris dichiara anche la propria passione per i western, la fantascienza e l'horror. La sua è una mente creativa in piena effervescenza, affascinata dal miracoloso e dal terrificante ma sempre pronta a stemperare la paura con l'ironia (o, a volte, con un graffiante humour nero).

La Londra vittoriana impazzisce per i quadri preraffaelliti. Tra i soggetti dipinti ossessivamente da Henry Chester ci sono bambine e ragazze. La sua modella preferita è Effie, che per lui incarna gli ideali di bellezza e purezza. Quando l'ha ritratta per la prima volta, lei aveva solo nove anni, ma poi l'ha educata e plasmata, e ne ha fatto sua moglie. Infantile, bellissima, innocente, Effie sembra la sposa ideale, ma è spesso malata. Lenisce le sue sofferenze con il laudano e vive come sospesa tra il sogno e la realtà. La gabbia dorata in cui l'ha rinchiusa suo marito le sta sempre più stretta. A liberarla saranno l'incontro con un altro pittore, l'ambiguo e sensuale Moses, e l'amicizia con Fanny Miller, la maîtresse di una casa d'appuntamenti frequentata da Chester, a suo tempo teatro di un orribile delitto. La giovane donna sprofonderà così in un incubo pericoloso e terribile, dove la voce della ragione si perde nei labirinti del delirio e l'unico punto fermo sembrano l'amore e la sensualità.

Le Devin è una minuscola isola al largo delle coste della Vandea su cui ci sono solo due paesi divisi da una lunga rivalità. Il primo, Les Salants, è un povero villaggio di pescatori e marinai dove la vita scorre uguale da secoli. L'altro, La Houssinière, si è arricchito grazie ai turisti: il merito è di una splendida spiaggia, Les Immortelles, ma anche dello spregiudicato imprenditore Claude Brismand. Mado è nata e cresciuta a Les Salants, poi si è trasferita a Parigi, ma ora è tornata. Il suo intuito e il suo spirito d'iniziativa travolgono la vita e i ritmi di Le Devin. Con l'aiuto del misterioso e affascinante Flynn, Mado riuscirà a compiere un autentico miracolo. Ma quel prodigio sarà solo l'inizio di una vicenda ricca di colpi di scena, che trasformerà per sempre l'isola e i suoi abitanti - e sconvolgerà i progetti di Mado.

After a years long absence, chocolatier Vianne Rocher returns to the village of Lansquenet in south-west France, to find that newcomers from North Africa have brought big changes to the community, and a minaret is now situated next to the church of Saint-Jerome, calling people to prayer.

Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one youâe(tm)ll find another story. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harrisâe(tm)s exceptional talent as a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns.Sensuous, mischievous, uproarious and wry, these are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a newborn baby created with sugar, spice and lashings of cake. Worry for a young girl in the Congo who rides the rapids to earn a crust of bread; and spy on Norse gods battling each other for survival in modern Manhattan. In her first short-story collection since Jigs & Reels, let Joanne Harris ensnare and delight you with the variety and inventiveness of her storytelling.

Vianne Rochet returns to the French village of Lansquenet with her daughters, Anouk and Rosette, before allying herself with a desperate Father Frances Reynaud to reverse disturbing local changes.

It isn't often you receive a letter from the dead. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to follow the wind that blows her back to Lansquenet, the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. But Vianne is completely unprepared for what she finds there...

The squabbling Norse gods and goddesses of Runemarks are back! And there's a feisty new heroine on the scene: Maggie, a girl the same age as Maddy but brought up a world apart - literally, in World's End, the focus of the Order in which Maddy was raised. Now the Order is destroyed, Chaos is filling the vacuum left behind... and is breaching the everyday world. A chilling prophecy from the Oracle. A conflict between two girls. And with just twelve days to stave off the Apocalypse, carnage is about to be unleashed . . .