{"product_id":"chocolat-9780140282030","title":"Chocolat","description":"\u003cb\u003eEven before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation, happiness, and a dramatic face-off between Easter solemnity and the pagan gaiety of a chocolate festival. \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e's every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere. It's a must for anyone who craves an escapist read, and is a bewitching gift for any holiday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Whitbread Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e (made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp) and eleven other bestselling novels. She plays bass guitar in a band first formed when she was sixteen, is currently studying Old Norse and lives with her husband and daughter in Yorkshire, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717676208402,"sku":"9780140282030","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7b35017-4259-4255-9806-db603a4215d6.jpg?v=1734623690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chocolat-9780140282030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}