(When Alice Farrel meets Joe's new girlfriend she is distu...)
When Alice Farrel meets Joe's new girlfriend she is disturbed by the girl's placid nature, not realizing that this is just one side of her persona. Is the lust for power which was true of Rosemary Ashley 40 years before, the same hunger she sees in Ginny?
(Before the sweet delight of Chocolat, before the heady co...)
Before the sweet delight of Chocolat, before the heady concoction that is Blackberry Wine, and before the tart pleasures of Five Quarters of the Orange, bestselling author Joanne Harris wrote Sleep, Pale Sister - a gothic tourde-force that recalls the powerfully dark sensibility of her novel Holy Fools.
(Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film ...)
Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.
(As a boy, writer Jay Mackintosh spent three golden summer...)
As a boy, writer Jay Mackintosh spent three golden summers in the ramshackle home of "Jackapple Joe" Cox. A lonely child, he found solace in Old Joe's simple wisdom and folk charms. The magic was lost, however, when Joe disappeared without warning one fall.
(When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the ba...)
When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . .
(Mado has been adrift for too long. After ten years in Par...)
Mado has been adrift for too long. After ten years in Paris, she returns to the small island of Le Devin, the home that has haunted her since she left.
(With her internationally bestselling novels Chocolat, Bla...)
With her internationally bestselling novels Chocolat, Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, and Coastliners, Joanne Harris has woven intoxicating spells that celebrate the sensuous while exposing the passion, secrets, and folly beneath the surface of rustic village life. In Holy Fools, her most ambitious and accomplished novel to date, she transports us back to a time of intrigue and turmoil, of deception and masquerade.
(For generations, privileged young men have attended St. O...)
For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years.
(Following the success of My French Kitchen, bestselling a...)
Following the success of My French Kitchen, bestselling author Joanne Harris and Fran Warde present a deliciously simple collection of recipes that draw inspiration from the rural markets of Gascony and emphasize rustic, fresh flavors and a relaxed, tossed-together style. From large, lumpy tomatoes bursting with taste, to sun-ripened melons, to goat cheese rolled in fresh herbs, and to locally produced organic honey, this is food as nature intended.
(Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Mo...)
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.
(Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years aft...)
Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith’s world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours - all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived.
(The squabbling Norse gods and goddesses of Runemarks are ...)
The squabbling Norse gods and goddesses of Runemarks are back! And there's a feisty new heroine on the scene: Maggie, a girl the same age as Maddy but brought up a world apart - literally, in World's End, the focus of the Order in which Maddy was raised. Now the Order is destroyed, Chaos is filling the vacuum left behind...and is breaching the everyday world. A chilling prophecy from the Oracle. A conflict between two girls. And with just twelve days to stave off the Apocalypse, carnage is about to be unleashed ...
(This novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the r...)
This novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world’s ultimate trickster, Loki.
Doctor Who: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller
(Struggling to get back to UNIT HQ, his body being destroy...)
Struggling to get back to UNIT HQ, his body being destroyed by radiation, the Third Doctor arrives in the most perfect English village, where everyone is happy. But is he really on Earth, or somewhere far more strange? As his body weakens, the Doctor and the Queen of the village begin to unravel the truth.
(From the New York Times bestselling author of Chocolat co...)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Chocolat comes a dark, psychological suspense tale in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith about a sociopathic young outcast at an antiquated prep school and the curmudgeonly Latin teacher who uncovers his dangerous secret.
(In the sequel to The Gospel of Loki, Loki’s adventures co...)
In the sequel to The Gospel of Loki, Loki’s adventures continue when he finds a way out of the end of the world and plans to restart the power of the Norse gods.
(Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, t...)
Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her 'special' child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend.
Joanne Harris is an acclaimed contemporary British writer who writes in different genres, such as magic realism and gastromance.
Background
Ethnicity:
Joanne Harris was born of a French mother and an English father.
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris was born on July 3, 1964, in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, in her grandparents’ sweet shop. She grew up bilingual as her maternal and paternal families belonged to different lingual regions. In fact, her parents were academics who taught Modern Languages and literature. Consequently, she learned French as her first language and English as her second. She was very quick to catch on to writing as she began to write at an early age.
Education
Harris received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Catharine’s College in Cambridge.
After disappointment in a one-year stint as an accountant, Harris took up a training course at Sheffield University as a teacher. Becoming a professional teacher, she followed her parent’s footsteps and taught modern languages for most years at Leeds Grammar School. Subsequently, she taught aspects of French literature and film at Sheffield University. While teaching, she also embarked on her passion for writing in her spare time. She was able to complete three writing projects even before she quit teaching in order to pursue full-time writing.
The Evil Seed was published in 1989, marking Harris’ literary debut. However, the book received a lukewarm response from readers. Four years later she published her second novel, titled Sleep, Pale Sister. The book clearly traces the development in her writing style from a pastiche of horror story to literary ghost story. It was not until the release of her third novel, Chocolat, that she gained immense popularity. It is a darkly magical modern folk-tale centered on a chocolate shop owner, Vianne Rocher. The book topped the Sunday Times bestseller list. The book was later adapted into a major motion picture, starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche. The raging success of Chocolat, encouraged Harris to write its sequels; The Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé.
Henceforth, none of Harris’ literary works went without recognition in Britain. She penned two collections of short stories and contributed her work in numerous anthologies. Her fantasy novel, inspired by Norse mythology, entitled Runemark, targeted younger audience. She touched upon Asgardian universe in her book The Gospel of Loki (2014).
Joanne Harris is recognized for her bestselling novel Chocolat, which was shortlisted for Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and has won several other awards.
For her extraordinary contribution to English literature, Joanne Harris has been awarded honorary doctorates in literature, Scripter Award and her book adaptation Chocolat was nominated for several BAFTA and Oscar awards. In 2017, she won a Fragrance Foundation Jasmine Award for perfume journalism. Harris's books are now published in over fifty countries and have won a number of UK and international awards.
Harris’ books cover a wide range of subject matters in a single text, which renders the categorization of her work a challenging task. The major themes addressed in her literary work include the mother/child relationship, food having certain emotive quality and magic and horror hidden in ordinary things.
Membership
Harris is an elected member of the Management Committee of the Society of Authors. She is also a patron of the charities Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and Plan UK, and has travelled to Togo and to the Congo to report on their work.
Interests
Writers
Charles Perrault, Grimms Brothers
Connections
Joanne is married to Harris Kevin. They have a daughter, Anouchka.
