Secrets. Chocolate. And a touch of magic…
Joanne Harris, the world-famous author and creator of the bestselling novel “Chocolate,” returns with the long-awaited story of Vianne’s past—six years before she opens her famous and controversial chocolate shop in quiet Lansknne.
On a warm July evening, Vianne leaves her former life behind and, following the whimsical call of the winds of change, travels from New York to sunlit Marseille to start over. Working as a waitress and gradually discovering the world of flavors and culinary joys, she finds in chocolate a source of invisible, calm magic—the power that helps her uncover other people’s secrets. But this gift comes with a price, and Vianne’s own secret is capable of destroying everything she has managed to build.