The Lollipop Shoes (Chocolat 2)

<p><strong><em>The Lollipop Shoes picks up the story of Vianne and her daughters and takes us on a magical and spellbinding journey to Paris. Exquisitely written with the fluid and beautiful prose we expect from Joanne Harris, it's a wonderful and captivating read, full of flavours, tastes and fragrances. You'll need to pace yourself to stop yourself from devouring it all at once!</em></strong><br /><strong><br />'<em>Chocolat</em> was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style'</strong> -- <strong><em>DAILY EXPRESS</em></strong><br /><strong>'A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate' -- <em>DAILY MAIL</em></strong><br /><strong>'A cracking and spellbinding story' -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong>'Loved this book so much!' -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong>'From the first page it captivates and holds you hostage' -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong>'Magical and mesmerising' -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong>*************************************************************************</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?'<br />'My mother, Vianne Rocher.'</em></strong><br /><br />Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of <strong>Montmartre</strong>, <strong>Yanne</strong> and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop.<br /><br />Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. <br /><br />Then into their lives blows <strong>Zozie de l'Alba</strong>, the lady with the lollipop shoes - ruthless, devious and seductive.<br /><br />With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; <strong>to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy...</strong><strong><br /><br />Herself.</strong><br /><strong><br /><em>The Lollipop Shoes</em></strong><strong> follows on from <em>Chocolat</em>. The story continues in <em>Peaches for Monsieur le Cur&Atilde;&copy; </em>and <em>The Strawberry Thief</em>.</strong></p>