![]() ![]() But Vianne’s reach is even stronger and greater than she could have hoped for and chocolate has a way of making things taste great. The dark side of the chocolate comes in the form of priest Francis Reynaud, who opposes this newcomer and non-believer, and his job now is to spoil whatever Vianne has planned for her shop and for the village. Before long she is stirring up a lot more than just her latest recipe… ![]() ![]() She brings with her daughter Anouk, as well as a dose of witchcraft, and an imaginary pet rabbit Her dreams is to make fine confectionary and to see into people’s souls – good food is the food of the soul – and so she sets up a chocolate shop. Vianne Roche blows into Lansquenet-Sous-Tannes, a (fictional) sleepy French town but apparently based on the Now this is one booktrail that I just had to go on – I mean France and French artisan chocolate?Ī procession of chocolate figures, cat, dogs, rabbits, some with raisin eyes, pink marzipan ears, tails made of liquorice-whips with sugar flowers between their teeth. ![]() The setting, the language, the story, the flavour…. ![]()
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