Holy Fools: a thrilling historical mystery from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

Holy Fools: a thrilling historical mystery from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

by JoanneHarris (Author)

Synopsis

In seventeenth-century France, against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer, seeks refuge with her young daughter in the remote abbey of Saint Marie-de-la-Mer, and reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste. Until a new Abbess is appointed, bringing with her a ghost from Juliette's past, a man she has every reason to fear.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 01 Jan 2004

ISBN 10: 0552770019
ISBN 13: 9780552770019
Book Overview: By the bestselling author of Chocolat, a passionate story of love, nuns and witches, set in 17th-century France.

Media Reviews
Truly sensational... This is a wonderful novel. It draws you in from the very first page * Sunday Express *
A weird and hugely enjoyable blend of Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudon and Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus * New Statesman *
With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novelists... Fans will be delighted by the way this novel complements her earlier works. At the same time, the author's experiments with structure and voice ensure this story is fresh and compelling * Daily Mail *
Hugely enjoyable... Both consoling and wise -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman *
With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novellists... Fresh and compelling * Daily Mail *
Author Bio
Joanne Harris is one of our best-loved and most versatile novelists. She first appeared on the scene with the bestselling Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp), which turned into the sensuous Lansquenet trilogy (with Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Cure). She has since written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and now Different Class). Born in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass in a band first formed when she was sixteen, works in a shed in her garden, spends far too much time online and occasionally dreams of faking her own death and going to live in Hawaii.