This, I think, is where the previous book went wrong, because the Paris setting took a lot away of that what made the storyline of Chocolat so special. The first of many improvements is, of course, the return to Lansquenet-Sous-Tannes. Peaches, however, is more than worthy of following in the footsteps of the magic that is Chocolat. Chocolat is one of my all-time favourite books, and even though I really enjoyed The Lollipop Shoes, I am still not sure if I find it a worthy follow-up of the first book or not. Peaches for Monsieur le Curé outlived all my expectations. Could it be that Vianne is the only one who can save him? (Goodreads) Father Reynaud, Vianne’s erstwhile adversary, is now disgraced and under threat. Nor is it only the incomers from North Africa that have brought big changes to the community. Women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea, and there, on the bank of the river Tannes, facing the square little tower of the church of Saint-Jerome like a piece on a chessboard – slender, bone-white and crowned with a silver crescent moon – a minaret. But Vianne is completely unprepared for what she finds there. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to follow the wind that blows her back to Lansquenet, the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. It isn’t often you receive a letter from the dead.
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