The Strawberry Thief is a delight' James Runcie 'I devoured it in one go' Christopher Fowler 'Compelling, captivating, incredibly moving, The Strawberry Thief whirls you into a thrilling world you will never forget. The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris - Audiobook - .uk Browse Listen free for 30 days Sample The Strawberry Thief By: Joanne Harris Narrated by: Joanne Harris Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins 4.5 (564 ratings) Try for £0.00 Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go. It will intrigue and charm readers every bit as much as Chocolat ' Monica Ali 'Sheer pleasure from start to finish. Joanne is truly one of the world's finest storytellers' Joanna Cannon 'A place of magic and mysteries, and Harris excels in this delicate balance of realism and enchantment. I sobbed at the end because I couldn't bear to leave. 'A writer whose wit and sharp observation enhances her engaging story-telling' Salley Vickers 'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel. What will the wind blow in today? - Return to the world of the multi-million-copy bestselling Chocolat. Then the opening of a mysterious new shop in the place of the florist's across the square - one that mirrors the chocolaterie, and has a strange appeal of its own - seems to herald a change: a confrontation, a turbulence - even, perhaps, a murder. But when old Narcisse, the florist, dies, leaving a parcel of land to Rosette and a written confession to Reynaud, the life of the sleepy village is once more thrown into disarray. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend. With Rosette, her youngest child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community.

Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. 'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' Marian Keyes 'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel' Joanna Cannon 'It will intrigue and charm readers every bit as much as Chocolat ' Monica Ali - Faith. I’ll be posting the occasional extract for my supporters to read on ko-fi, and for those who subscribe to my monthly newsletter.DISAPPEAR INTO THE WORLD OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes is one of those satellites, and I always feel particularly happy to find myself once more able to reconnect with Vianne Rocher and her daughters. Why the long wait? Well, although it may seem that I move from one genre to another without much logic, my writing moves in a kind of elliptical orbit, visiting a number of satellites (fantasy, psychological thrillers, literary fiction) once every six or seven years.

THE STRAWBERRY THIEF is the fourth book in a sequence that began with CHOCOLAT, the last of which, PEACHES FOR MONSIEUR LE CURE, was published seven years ago. You can read more about it in this piece from The Bookseller. Readers of my newsletter will already know something about this book, but it’s now official: I have moved from Transworld to Orion, whose Gollancz imprint have been publishing my fantasy books for some years, and they will be publishing THE STRAWBERRY THIEF in April next year.

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