Maureen Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 About the Author Author: Joanne Harris ISBN 0-552-77001-9 Publisher: Doubleday First Published: 2003 384pages I took this book with me on holiday this week, and quite enjoyed it. However, having read Chocolat already, I found that this book is quite similar. The characters both travel and have no fixed house, both are single parents (to a daughter) and both dabble in cures/medicines/herbs. They are similar in other less obvious ways as well. This was disappointing to me as I have not had any time to read recently, and was looking forward to a long awaited treat - and so would have preferred a totally "new" storyline. However, having said that, I devoured the book in 3 or 4 evenings, as it is very easy to read and quite relaxing. The story is set in seventeenth - century France, and I quite enjoyed the brief historical descriptions of that era. Would not describe it as a sensational book, but as an enjoyable one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I don't tend to read historical novels, but I do enjoy Joanne Harris. Maybe I'll get this to try, seeing as I read Chocolat such a long time ago. They've got numerous copies of this secondhand in our local Bookbarn for about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 if you have not read Chocolat recently, you should enjoy it. I don't like historical novels either, in this book some history is mentioned as background - enough so that you can appreciate the mood at the time (witch craft fear etc) but it is not really "part and parcel" of the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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