Words by the Water
An Evening with Joanne Harris and Vianne
Tue 3 June | 7:30pm25 years after it was first published, author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat, her million-copy bestselling novel from 1999. Vianne is her long-awaited prequel to the story of Vianne Rocher, and begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet. Just twenty-one years old, Vianne arrives in Marseille to start a new life and escape her mother’s influence.
Joanne Harris will be in conversation about her writing life and career and will be signing books after her event.
Book: Vianne (Orion Publishing) (on sale soon)