Joanne Harris
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born
July 03, 1964
gender
female
place of birth
Barnsley, The United Kingdom
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Religion & Spirituality
about this author
Joanne Harris was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels; The Evil Seed (1989), Sleep, Pale Sister (1993) and Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp.
Since then, she has written five more novels; Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, and, most recently, Gentlemen and Players, plus; Jigs & Reels, a collection of short stories and, with cookery writer Fran Warde, two cookbooks; The French Kitchen and The French Market. Her books are now published...more
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Chocolat by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.75 — 5,867 ratings — published 1999 54 editions |
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Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.73 — 3,699 ratings — published 1901 34 editions |
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Gentlemen and Players: A Novel by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.77 — 1,250 ratings — published 2005 23 editions |
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Blackberry Wine: A Novel by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.61 — 1,198 ratings — published 1985 26 editions |
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The Girl with No Shadow: A Novel by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.73 — 1,103 ratings — published 2000 30 editions |
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Holy Fools: A Novel by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.43 — 780 ratings — published 2003 19 editions |
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Coastliners: A Novel by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.28 — 745 ratings — published 2002 29 editions |
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Runemarks by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.47 — 423 ratings — published 2007 12 editions |
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Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.14 — 372 ratings — published 1994 16 editions |
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Jigs & Reels: Stories by Joanne Harris avg rating 3.40 — 234 ratings — published 1999 13 editions |
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"I could do with a bit more excess. From now on I'm going to be immoderate--and volatile--I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant."
— Joanne Harris (Chocolat)
— Joanne Harris (Chocolat)
"Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive."
— Joanne Harris (Chocolat)
— Joanne Harris (Chocolat)
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