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“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.
Read more: https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/vianne/
Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for 15 years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Since then, she has written 19 more novels, plus novellas, short stories, game scripts, the libretti for two short operas, several screenplays, a stage musical (with Howard Goodall) and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022. She is a passionate advocate for authors’ rights, and was the Chair of the Society of Authors (SOA) for four years. She is currently a member of the Board of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).
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Date: Saturday 17 May
Time: 2pm-3pm
Location: Cellar, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield HD1 2SP
Tickets: £12 (£10 conc), free for University of Huddersfield staff and students & essential carers
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