{"product_id":"vianne-9781639369591","title":"Vianne","description":"\u003cb\u003eMillion-copy bestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of \u003ci\u003eChocolat \u003c\/i\u003ewith the long-awaited story of \u003ci\u003eVianne\u003c\/i\u003e, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous \u003ci\u003echocolaterie\u003c\/i\u003e in the small French village of Lansquenet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet her gift comes at a price. And Vianne has a secret of her own; a secret that threatens everything...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris \u003c\/b\u003eis an Anglo-French author, whose books include twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Queen Elizabet II. Her novels \u003ci\u003eA Narrow Door\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Broken Light\u003c\/i\u003e are also available from Pegasus Books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580367864082,"sku":"9781639369591","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c81fcac0-093b-46ff-bd29-3eb929ab09b2.jpg?v=1756218023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vianne-9781639369591","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}