{"product_id":"9781101199947","title":"Chocolat: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eEven before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation, happiness, and a dramatic face-off between Easter solemnity and the pagan gaiety of a chocolate festival. \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e's every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere. It's a must for anyone who craves an escapist read, and is a bewitching gift for any holiday.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116483002608,"sku":"9781101199947","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101199947_p0.jpg?v=1763686424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101199947","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}