What are some emotions we

associate with chocolate?

We came on the wind of the carnival

Joanne Harris• born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father• studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge• was a teacher for fifteen years• during which time she published three novels,

including Chocolat (1999)• since then, she has written 15 more novels, two collections of short stories and three cookbooks• lives with her husband and daughter in a little wood in Yorkshire

Main Characters•Vianne and Anouk Rocher

•Francis Reynaud

* Vianne and Anouk move into town and open chocolaterie

*Villagers and a priest do not approve at first

*Soon she wins them over with her amazing chocolates

1) Vianne Rocher • tells a story about her arrival to the French

village where she tries to encourage the inhabitants to be independent.

• remembers her mother and the magic in her family

2) Francis Reynaud • wants to retain his power upon the

inhabitants of the village • talks to God

Quotations“Try me. Test me. Taste me. Why not?”“Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or

tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.”“Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end.” “The process of giving is without limits.” “A spider brings good luck before midnight and

bad luck after.”“I liked her better for showing a little spirit.”“Why can no one here think of anything but

chocolates?”