Chocolat author Joanne Harris talks about her life and work and a return to her best-known characters with her new novel The Strawberry Thief. This is her fourth novel to follow the life of Vianne Rocher and her fellow villagers in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes; a series that includes Chocolat -turned into an Oscar-winning movie starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp - The Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé. Joanne is an Anglo-French author of 14 novels, 2 cookbooks and numerous short stories. Julia Wheeler is a writer, journalist and former BBC Gulf Correspondent.
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