Vianne, Joanne Harris
Vianne, Joanne Harris
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Vianne
A Novel

Author: Joanne Harris

Narrator: Joanne Harris

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2025

Synopsis

Million-copy bestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with the long-awaited story of Vianne, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet.Secrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic.On the evening of July 4th, a young woman scatters her mother’s ashes in New York and follows the call of the changing winds to the French coastal city of Marseille.For the first time in her life, Vianne feels in control of her future. Charming her way into a job as a waitress, she tries to fit in, make friends, and come to terms with her pregnancy, knowing that by the time her child is born, the turning wind will have changed once again.As she discovers the joy of cooking for the very first time, making local recipes her own with the addition of bittersweet chocolate spices, she learns that this humble magic has the power to unlock secrets.And yet her gift comes at a price. And Vianne has a secret of her own; a secret that threatens everything. . .

About Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris (MBE) was born in Barnsley in 1964 to a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat. Her books are now published in over fifty countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and has been a judge for the Whitbread Prize, the Orange Prize, the Desmond Elliott Prize, and the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science. She works from a shed in her garden and lives with her husband and daughter in a little wood in Yorkshire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on September 03, 2025

Vianne by Joanne Harris Narrated by the author 11 hours 26 minutes at 1x, 7 hours 37 minutes at 1.5x We return to the world of “Chocolat” with this long-awaited PREQUEL which begins six years before Vianne opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet. After scattering her......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on April 30, 2025

The prequel to Chocolat Sylviane (Viane) Rochas scatters her mother’s ashes in New York and decides to head to France travelling with few possessions, including Maman’s Tarot cards. She lands in Marseille three days later. Where will the wind take her? Bordeaux or Montpelier, perhaps? She studies a......more

Goodreads review by Emma.catherine on June 05, 2025

This is EXCITING 🤩 Especially, for any fans of the ‘Chocolat’ series… 25 years since the first book was written, we finally get the ‘prequel’ to the Chocolat series. And more importantly, the long-awaited story of Vianne Rocher! I LOVED Vianne’s character in all 4 of the previous books and was so exc......more

Goodreads review by Stephen the Bookworm on May 31, 2025

" We don't just travel on roads and seas.. We travel in stories and in dreams." "There is no gift without a loss. The world demands its balance. Be careful what you dream of, Vianne" Twenty five years ago Joanne Harris introduced us to the world of Vianne Rocher in the village of Lasquenet with her ma......more

Goodreads review by Cristina on June 25, 2025

I've been waiting for this prequel to the Chocolat series for so long and it's absolutely fabulous! Joanne outdone herself! It stars with Viane Rochas scattering her mother 's ashes in the Hudson Bay, NY, 6 years before the events that first took place in the village of Lasquenet! She decides to fly to......more

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