The Lollipop Shoes - Joanne Harris

'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 daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change.

But this new friendship is not what it seems. Ruthless, devious and seductive, Zozie de l'Alba has plans of her own - plans that will shake their world to pieces. And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy..

Herself.

Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-short-listed Chocolat (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), Blackberry Wine; Five Quarters of the Orange; Coastliners; Holy Fools; Sleep Pale Sister; Jigs & Reels; Gentlemen & Players; and, with Fran Warde, The French Kitchen: A Cookbook; and The French Market: More Recipes from a French Kitchen.

"This is Harris's best novel to date." -Financial Times

"Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style." -Daily Express

"One of Britain's most popular novelists." -Daily Mail

"She is so terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone." -Daily Telegraph