num_pages: 3
description: When an exotic stranger arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Renaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer's wares as the ultimate sin. Suddenly Vianne's shop is somewhere for secrets to be whispered, grievances to be aired, dreams to be tested. But her plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the community. As mouths water in anticiption, can the solemnity of the Church compare with the pagan passion of chocolate?
title: Chocolat
titlecomplete: Chocolat
characters: Roux, Luc Clairmont, Guillaume Duplessis, Anouk Rocher, Caro Clairmont, Armande Voizin, Francis Reynaud, Paul-Marie Muscat, Vianne Rocher, Josephine Bonnet
genres: Fantasy, Adult, Magical Realism, Food, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary, Chick Lit, France
ratings_count: 124009
places: Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, France
series: Chocolat
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Creative Freedom Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Whittaker Gold Award
publisher: Hodder Audio