Peaches for Father Francis

The bestselling author of Chocolat and The Girl with No Shadow returns to Lansquenet in this enchanting new novel

Anyone who has read Joanne Harris' best-seller Chocolat will be familiar with the deliciously warm character of Vianne Rocher. In Harris' latest novel, the third in the Chocolat series, it's eight years later and Vianne receives a letter from beyond the grave from her friend Armande, summoning her back from her life on a houseboat in Paris to the quaint village of Lansquenet where she used to run her chocolate shop.

Ultimately, Vianne is left to unravel the mystery of newcomer Ines Bencharki, who is part of the new Muslim community and is stirring things up. Ines insists on dressing in the traditional full black veil, under which "she seems as impervious to hostility as she is to gossip, scandal or offers of friendship." Tensions between these two communities reach a fever pitch and it's up to Vianne to discover what's really going on before it's too late.