Joanne Harris – Vianne

“Twenty-five years after the publication of Chocolat, I’ve finally chosen to share with you the origin story of Vianne Rocher, the mysterious chocolate-maker (and witch) with the power to change the lives of the people around her.” Joanne Harris
 
Vianne is the long-awaited story of Vianne Rocher and begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet. Just 21 years old, Sylviane arrives in Marseille to start a new life, and charms her way into a job as a waitress in a run-down bistrot. Here, under the guidance of eccentric Guy Lacarrière she discovers the joy of cooking, a secret love affair and, for the very first time, the true magic of chocolate. Yet as she starts to dream of making a future for herself in the town, she finds herself at the centre of a growing conspiracy that will threaten everything she’s fought so hard for.