by Joanne Harris
This is the first of Harris' books I've read. I had difficulty at the beginning because of her sentence structure, but once I found the rhythm of her writing, and her protagonist's voice, I began to enjoy her attention to detail. For me, this was a "lose yourself in it" book, and I've ordered the ot...
It's stunning!
This is the first of Harris' books I've read. I had difficulty at the beginning because of her sentence structure, but once I found the rhythm of her writing, and her protagonist's voice, I began to enjoy her attention to detail. For me, this was a "lose yourself in it" book, and I've ordered the ot...
Joanne Harris always writes so well about food, and this is no exception. The story is a much more satisfying follow-up to Chocolat than was The Lollipop Shoes. More of the familiar characters from the first story reappear, but it still lacks some of the charm of the original.
Peaches for Father Frances is also a carefully constructed, thought-provoking novel exploring faith, the personal meaning and ways of worship, and the evolution of fellowship and religion in a community struggling to endure tensions between Muslims and Christians.
am struggling to rate this book..I love Joanne Harris' work and the writing is magical as usual..but the story brings up some issues regarding Islam, the face veil, attitudes to women.... and some of the characters' views on these subjects are very different from mine, which meant those elements of ...
am struggling to rate this book..I love Joanne Harris' work and the writing is magical as usual..but the story brings up some issues regarding Islam, the face veil, attitudes to women.... and some of the characters' views on these subjects are very different from mine, which meant those elements of ...
Disclaimer: I received an ARC via Netgalley. Receiving said ARC made me squeal in glee. Whatever power at Penguin books said let her have it, I love you. There is something about the Joanne Harris and her books that are set in France. Every time you read one of them, you want to eat. It’s not t...
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