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Synopsis The author of CHOCOLAT sets her novel in a little French village, where Françoise Simon returns home after many years away--harboring an uncomfortable secret. She opens a crêpe shop and goes through her mother's scrapbook--a precious volume filled with recipes and notes, many of them in code.
| Size | | Length: | 307 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Industry Reviews "[A] full-flavored banquet that will stimulate the appetite of the weariest gourmet....Harris is an acute observer of the lush French countryside, and her descriptions of it are a delight.....This is a luscious feast of a book...." Literary Review - Clarissa Burden (04/20/2001)
"Beyond her evocative descriptions of paella antillaise and dried apricot clafoutis, Harris' absorbing, well-crafted novel is ultimately the story of a woman coming to terms with her past." Book - Mimi O'Connor
"...Harris takes her time to get to the point of FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE, but the ending is unexpectedly sweet and powerful, a reward for the patient reader." New York Times Book Review - Dana Kennedy (07/01/2001)
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