Joanne Harris
Hardcover | Pages: 444 pages Rating: 3.84 | 15837 Users | 1683 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Girl with No Shadow (Chocolat #2) |
| Author | : | Joanne Harris |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 444 pages |
| Published | : | April 8th 2008 by William Morrow (first published May 2nd 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Magical Realism. Fantasy. Romance. Cultural. France. Contemporary. Magic |
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The wind has always dictated Vianne Rocher's every move, buffeting her from the French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes to the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre street, determined to still the wind at last and keep her daughters, Anouk and baby Rosette, safe. But the weather vane soon turns, and Zozie de l'Alba blows into their lives. Charming and enigmatic, Zozie provides the brightness that Yanne's life needs--as her vivacity and bold lollipop shoes dazzle rebellious and impressionable preadolescent Anouk. But beneath their new friend's benevolent facade lies a ruthless treachery--for devious, seductive Zozie has plans that will shake their world to pieces.Present Books Toward The Girl with No Shadow (Chocolat #2)
| Original Title: | The Lollipop Shoes |
| ISBN: | 0061431621 (ISBN13: 9780061431623) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chocolat #2 |
| Characters: | Anouk Rocher, Vianne Rocher, Rosette, Zozie de l'Alba, Thierry, Roux |
| Setting: | Montmartre, Paris(France) France |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Women's Fiction (2008) |
Rating Containing Books The Girl with No Shadow (Chocolat #2)
Ratings: 3.84 From 15837 Users | 1683 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books The Girl with No Shadow (Chocolat #2)
This is a sequel to Chocolat, and having loved that book, having been enchanted by the characters, I thought I'd love this. Wrong. Still intact from Chocolat is Harris's ability to weave the details of a thing or place so vividly that they become secondary characters--in this case the chocolates and the chocolate shop (in fact, it is that quality that keeps this from getting a D). What is missing is the sense of whimsy, the light-handed treatment of magic, and any possibly of liking theseThe sequel to Chocolat is a much darker offering. The story is set 4 years later and it's clear that Vianne is fearful of something. She and Anouk have assumed new names, their spirits have dwindled, and they seem defeated. The story examines the debilitating effect of fear and the dangers it can expose us to. It also examines the choices we make to obtain the things we need. I'm beginning to suspect that Joanne Harris' dialogue of right vs wrong, good vs evil to be a signature for her. I've
26/8/2016God, I love this book. So, so much. Magic plays much more of a role in this one than in Chocolat, which could almost be described as straight up literature. This one relies fairly heavily on magic of varying sorts. It gives us the back story on characters we know and love, which also introducing one of the most unreliable and compelling narrators I think I've ever come across. Zozie is so creeptastic by the end, and yet in the beginning, the reader is as taken in by her as Anouk is.
I read Joanne Harris's popular novel Chocolat and saw the movie based on it so long ago that I can barely remember what it was about - other than a chocolate shop in France. But, I do recall enjoying it and finding it quite magical. So, while at a bookstore recently, I was excited to discover this sequel. The Girl with No Shadow opens with Vianne and Anouk (of Chocolat fame) in a new city under new identities, Yanne and Annie. Yanne is struggling to keep her new chocolaterie afloat. She is
Zozie de l'Alba has breezed into Vianne/ Yanne's life. What's she up to ? She who steals identities, is fun, has loads of magic. And Yanne (from Chocolat) why has she turned into such a wimp. Why is she trying to conform, be like "the others", of course its because she wants a normal life for her daughters Anouk/Annie and Rosette (who is mute). Although Zozie's intentions are far from good, she does manage to get Yanne back into business, she manages to inject a lot of life into the Chocolat
This is Harriss follow-up to Chocolat. Vianne and now two daughters have relocated from the rural town of their initial setting, Lansquenet, to Paris. The novel is tort-like in the density of its imagery, particularly early on. Zozie is a witch like Vianne, but without the self-control and kind heart. She seems mostly like a soul catcher, a devil in a red dress looking to acquire souls. She sees power in Viannes daughter, Anouk, and tries to gain her loyalty. The story is of Anouk coming of age
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