Chocolat [printed text] /
Joanne Harris, Author . -
London : Black swan, 2000 . - pp.320.
ISBN : 978-0-552-99848-2 : €8.46
When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynolds identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Let, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer's wares as the ultimate sin.
As passions flare and the conflict escalates, the whole community takes sides. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?