Five Quarters of the Orange

Zusatztext "Compelling . . . Harris once again revels in the smells and tastes of French food." Informationen zum Autor Joanne Harris is the author of seven previous novels— Chocolat , Blackberry Wine , Five Quarters of the Orange , Coastliners , Holy Fools , Sleep , Pale Sister , and Gentlemen & Players ; a short story collection, Jigs & Reels ; and two cookbook/memoirs, My French Kitchen and The French Market . Half French and half British, she lives in England. Klappentext When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . . Zusammenfassung When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire! the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined! particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . .

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Harris
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.01.2007
• EAN: 9780061214608
• ISBN: 978-0-06-121460-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy Romance, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Contemporary Fantasy, Historical fantasy, Magical Realism, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), First World War fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Plays, Playscripts, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical