In the April Newsroom, I had posted an article about the author of the novel "Chocolat" having written a sequel called "The Girl With No
Shadow." Another article has popped up and it gives a little bit more info on the story.
This is from USA Today.com
The Sequel is as Sweet as "Chocolat"
Joanne Harris brings back mother and daughter Vianne and Anouk Rocher in "The Girl With No Shadow," a sweetly enthralling sequel to her 1999 hit "Chocolat."
Sequels can be tricky. Fans of a beloved novel such as the delicious "Chocolat" (and the equally tasty film starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche) expect big things.
In "Shadow," Harris serves up a darkly delightful novel that could easily be sold in a confectionary as a bookstore.
And like "Chocolat," "Shadow" takes place in a chocolaterie - this time in Paris' Montmartre district. It has been four years since a magical wind blew Vianne and Anouk out of the stodgy village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, where backbiting, small-minded residents tried but failed to send them packing.
Other events set their flight in motion, and now mother and daughter are living under assumed names - Yanne and Annie Charbonneau - and Vianne has one more daughter in tow, the tiny Rosette. Could she possibly be the daughter of Roux, the enigmatic character Depp played to perfection in Chocolat?
Harris brews up a satisfyingly spooky conclusion.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2008-4-30-girl-with-no-shadow_N.htm
This is from USA Today.com
The Sequel is as Sweet as "Chocolat"
Joanne Harris brings back mother and daughter Vianne and Anouk Rocher in "The Girl With No Shadow," a sweetly enthralling sequel to her 1999 hit "Chocolat."
Sequels can be tricky. Fans of a beloved novel such as the delicious "Chocolat" (and the equally tasty film starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche) expect big things.
In "Shadow," Harris serves up a darkly delightful novel that could easily be sold in a confectionary as a bookstore.
And like "Chocolat," "Shadow" takes place in a chocolaterie - this time in Paris' Montmartre district. It has been four years since a magical wind blew Vianne and Anouk out of the stodgy village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, where backbiting, small-minded residents tried but failed to send them packing.
Other events set their flight in motion, and now mother and daughter are living under assumed names - Yanne and Annie Charbonneau - and Vianne has one more daughter in tow, the tiny Rosette. Could she possibly be the daughter of Roux, the enigmatic character Depp played to perfection in Chocolat?
Harris brews up a satisfyingly spooky conclusion.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2008-4-30-girl-with-no-shadow_N.htm
