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A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
Category: Crime | Thriller
"A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems. A masterful narrative voice, and a compulsive thriller from one of our greatest writers. I absolutely loved it." - Alex Michaelides, No.1 bestselling author of The Silent Patient From the Sunday ...Show more
A Pocketful of Crows (HB) by Joanne M. Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi
I am as brown as brown can be, And my eyes as black as sloe;I am as brisk as brisk can be, And wild as forest doe. (The Child Ballads, 295) So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and ...Show more
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Category: Fiction
When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. As pass ...Show more
Different Class by Joanne Harris
Category: Crime | Thriller | Reading Level: very good
"Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don't matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped". (Independent). "A cracking psychological thriller". (Good Housekeeping). After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of b ...Show more
Orfeia: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author by Joanne M Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi
When you can find me an acre of land,Every sage grows merry in time,Between the ocean and the sandThen will you be united again.(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19) So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, o ...Show more
Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3) by Joanne Harris
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Vianne Rocher Novel Ser.
A welcome return to the village in rural France that was the setting for Joanne Harris's remarkable and much-loved number one bestsellerChocolat. It isn't often you receive a letter from the dead. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to follow the wind th ...Show more
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi | Series: Runes Novels Ser.
It's been five hundred years since the end of the world and society has rebuilt itself anew. The old Norse gods are no longer revered. Their tales have been banned. Magic is outlawed, and a new religion - the Order - has taken its place. In a remote valley in the north, fourteen-year-old Maddy Smith is ...Show more
Ten Things About Writing by Joanne Harris
Category: Reference
An indispensable guide to the craft of writing and business of publishing from one of our bestselling and most versatile authors. One-time teacher and bestselling novelist Joanne Harris has been advising and corresponding with aspirational writers for over six years. This collection of pithy and funny l ...Show more
The Blue Salt Road by Joanne M. Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi
An earthly nourris sits and singsAnd aye she sings, "Ba lilly wean,Little ken I my bairn's father,Far less the land that he staps in.(Child Ballad, no. 113) So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Sa ...Show more
The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi | Reading Level: very good
"A surprise from the author of Chocolat," New York Times bestselling author Joanne M. Harris, "this pacy adult fantasy is narrated by Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief" (Vogue). This novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods--retold from the point of view ...Show more
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
Category: Fiction | Series: CHOCOLAT #2 | Reading Level: good-very good
'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?' 'My mother, Vianne Rocher.' Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The win ...Show more
The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris
Category: Fantasy | Sci Fi
Don't miss The Moonlight Market, the spellbinding modern fairytale coming this summer from the million-copy bestselling author. Orphaned, lonely, and lost in his photography work, Tom has no intention of falling in love. And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous d ...Show more