num_pages: 414
description: This captivating and charming novel from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris takes us back to the French village we first discovered in Chocolat. Seamlessly interweaving the past and the present, magic and memory, it is a sensual rollercoaster that will appeal to fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona Valpy, Maggie O'Farrell and Rachel Joyce. 'Thickly sensuous, wildly indulgent, magical Chocolat lovers will drink deeply' -- GUARDIAN'Joanne Harris has the gift of conveying her delight in the sensuous pleasures of food, wine, scent and plants... Blackberry Wine has all the appeal of a velvety scented glass of vintage wine' -- DAILY MAIL'A wonderful story' -- ***** Reader review'A beautiful story... beautifully written and very atmospheric' ***** Reader review'I could NOT put this book down' ***** Reader review'A very good book, lots of warmth and light' ***** Reader review *******************************************************************Jay Mackintosh is trapped by memory in the old familiar landscape of his childhood, to which he longs to return. A bottle of home-brewed wine left to him by a long-vanished friend seems to provide the key to an old mystery. As the unusual properties of the strange brew take effect, Jay escapes to a derelict farmhouse in the French village of Lansquenet . There, a ghost from the past waits to confront him, and the reclusive Marise - haunted, lovely and dangerous - hides a terrible secret behind her closed shutters. Between them, a mysterious chemistry. Or could it be magic?
language: English
title: Blackberry Wine
titlecomplete: Blackberry Wine
characters: Joseph "Jackapple Joe" Cox, Caro Clairmont, Marise d'Api, Mireille Faizande, Toinette, Josephine Bonnet, Roux, Jay Mackintosh
genres: Chick Lit, Literary Fiction, Novels, Fantasy, Food, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism, France
ratings_count: 15573
places: London, England, Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, Pog Hill
publisher: Black Swan