Chocolat - Rilegato

Harris, Joanne

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0385410646 ISBN 13: 9780385410649

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 1999

Riassunto

Try me...Test me...Taste me. When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock – especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer’s wares as instruments of murder. Suddenly Vianne’s shop-cum-cafe means that there is somewhere for secrets to be whispered, grievances to be aired, dreams to be tested. But Vianne’s plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the whole community in a conflict that escalates into a ‘Church not Chocolate’ battle. As mouths water in anticipation, can the solemnity of the Church compare with the pagan passion of a chocolate éclair? For the first time here is a novel in which chocolate enjoys its true importance, emerging as a moral issue, as an agent of transformation – as well as a pleasure bordering on obsession. Rich, clever and mischievous, this is a triumphant read.

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Recensione:

"'Mouthwatering...a feelgood book of the first order...your senses are left reeling. Read it'" (Observer)

"'Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent...Harris's achievement is not only in her story, in her insight and humour and the wonderful picture of small-town life in rural France, but also in her writing'" (Literary Review)

"'Sensuous and thought-provoking...subtle and brilliant'" (Daily Telegraph)

Descrizione del libro:

A tantalising novel about the ultimate luxury and sin: that dark mistress, chocolate.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0385410646
• ISBN 13: 9780385410649
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400