The Lollipop Shoes
Author: Joanne Harris
Who died?’ I said. ‘Or is it a secret?”My mother, Vianne Rocher.’Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop.Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door.The wind has stopped – at least for a while.Then into their lives….Read More
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