The Lollipop Shoes

The Lollipop Shoes picks up the story of Vianne and her daughters and takes us on a magical and spellbinding journey to Paris. Exquisitely written with the fluid and beautiful prose we expect from Joanne Harris, it's a wonderful and captivating read, full of flavours, tastes and fragrances. You'll need to pace yourself to stop yourself from devouring it all at once!'Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style' -- DAILY EXPRESS'A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate' -- DAILY MAIL'A cracking and spellbinding story' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this book so much!' -- ***** Reader review'From the first page it captivates and holds you hostage' -- ***** Reader review'Magical and mesmerising' -- ***** Reader review*************************************************************************'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 two daughters 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 - ruthless, devious and seductive.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.The Lollipop Shoes follows on from Chocolat. The story continues in Peaches for Monsieur le Curé and The Strawberry Thief.

ISBN:	9780552773157
Publisher:	Transworld
Imprint:	Black Swan
Published date:	21 Apr 2008
DEWEY:	823.914
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	586
Weight:	416g
Height:	197mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	37mm

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