Event Details
Date: March 30, 2019
Start time: 02:00 p.m.
End time: 03:00 p.m.
Venue: OA5.5/01, Oastler Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH
Phone: 01484951108
Email: info@huddlitfest.org.uk
Joanne Harris In Conversation
£3.00 – £5.00
Date: 30 March 2019 at 2pm
Venue: OA5.5/01, Oastler Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH
The bestselling and award-winning author talks to Rose Condo about her writing career and The Strawberry Thief, the long-awaited new novel featuring the characters from Chocolat, in which Vianne Rocher returns to the village that once rejected her.
Joanne Harris MBE is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film), The Testament of Loki and many other bestselling novels, plus the novella The Blue Salt Road, short stories, screenplays and cookbooks. Her books are published in more than 50 countries and have won numerous awards.
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Image of Joanne Harris c. Kyte Photography
Description
The bestselling and award-winning author talks to Rose Condo about her writing career and The Strawberry Thief, the long-awaited new novel featuring the characters from Chocolat, in which Vianne Rocher returns to the village that once rejected her.
Joanne Harris MBE is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film), The Testament of Loki and many other bestselling novels, plus the novella The Blue Salt Road, short stories, screenplays and cookbooks. Her books are published in more than 50 countries and have won numerous awards.
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Additional information
| Date | 30 March 2019 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2pm-3pm |
| Venue | Oastler Building, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH |
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