Product Description

'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 blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change...But this new friendship is not what it seems. Ruthless, devious and seductive, Zozie de l'Alba has plans of her own - plans that will shake their world to pieces. And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy...Herself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86127 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 459 pages

Financial Times Magazine, 28 April 2007
This is Harris's best novel to date.

DAILY MAIL, 4 May 2007
A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths
battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate.

EASY LIVING MAGAZINE, June 2007
Here is a truly delectable offering... Lush and bewitching, with a
dark, mystical heart, this is a novel you can't help but devour greedily.

Customer Reviews

A real treat, absolutely unputdownable!
I could not stop reading this fascinating, mesmerising, magical novel by the talented Joanne Harris. It wove a spell over me (for the 48 hours it took to read at any rate) as seductive and tantalising as a cup of Vianne's hot chocolate.

Beautifully written and characterized, I was sorry to finish it.

Another magical tale of chocolate and love
What an amazing follow-on from Chocolat. Set four years later, this book marks the continuing narrative of Vianne Rocher (now going by the name of Yanne). Just like in Chocolat Harris continues to write her story in 3 first person narratives, this time we see Anouk giving her account of events, along with a new character Zozie. This form of narrative is used far more successfully in Lollipop Shoes than it was in Chocolat. Seeing events from the perspective of Anouk, still a child, really adds flavour to the book - Harris accurately captures all the struggles that a teen can go through with family and friends - it will have you sympathizing with her interpretation of the world.

Magic features more obviously in this book, compared to the hint of Vianne's magical abilities in Chocolat, which adds a colourful streak to the story that will leave you wanting more each time you read. The tension in the book is immediate, as you realize the significance of the new mesmerizing character Zozie, and urge those in the story to also see this. The tension continues to build as the story moves forward and makes you long to know how it will all end and what will happen to the characters that you come to love.

I can highly recommend this to all that enjoyed Chocolat, as it will make you see how much more Harris can amaze you with her writing.

Not amazing, not dreadful.....
.....just a bit disappointing. I got really excited about this and bought it hardback as soon as it came out, however I don't feel it matched up to Joanna Harris's other works. Don't get me wrong, its well written, the descriptions of the chocolate still make your mouth water, and the magic is ever present, there is just something missing. I loved Vianne's unique and quirky character in 'Chocolat' but in lollipop shoes there is something that doesn't quite follow. A must if you've read Chocolat, but probably very frustrating if you haven't.