The Lollipop Shoes

joanne harris

'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?'

'My mother, Vianne Rocher.'

Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop.Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door.The wind has stopped - at least for a while.Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change....

But this new friendship is not what it seems.Ruthless, devious and seductive, Zozie de l'Alba has plans of her own - plans that will shake their world to pieces.And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy.....

Herself.

Genres fictionmagical realismfantasyromancefrancecontemporarymagicbook clubfoodchick lit

459 pages, Hardcover

First published May 2,2007

Series

Chocolat

Literary awards

romantic times reviewers choice award (rt award),

Places

montmartre paris, france,

This edition

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover
Published: May 2, 2007 by Doubleday
ISBN: 9780385609487
ASIN: B00CHTEY8Q
Language: English

Characters More characters

Anouk Rocher

Shes the eldest daughter of Vianne, though we dont know anything about her father. Shes free-spirited and willful and is very talented in the use of magic. Pantoufle is her magical rabbit who follows her everywhere and can be seen only b...
Vianne Rocher

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Rosette

She is Roux and Viannes daughter and a very talented magic user. She cant speak properly, but can read and sign very well and she loves to draw.more...
Zozie De Lalba

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Thierry

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Roux

He has a surly temper, rarely smiles, and is prone to rash actions....

About the author

joanne harris

Joanne Harris is also known as Joanne M. Harris

Joanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. She has also written a DR WHO novella for the BBC, has scripted guest episodes for the game ZOMBIES, RUN!, and is currently engaged in a number of musical theatre projects as well as developing an original drama for television.
In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by the Queen.
Her hobbies are listed in Who's Who as 'mooching, lounging, strutting, strumming, priest-baiting and quiet subversion'. She also spends too much time on Twitter; plays flute and bass guitar in a band first formed when she was 16; and works from a shed in her garden at her home in Yorkshire.