Peaches for Monsieur Le Cure
Registered by 
heartthumper
of Hutchinson, Kansas USA on 2/7/2021
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
heartthumper of Hutchinson, Kansas USA on 2/7/2021 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
It isn't ofter you receive a letter from the dead. When Vianne Rocher receives such a message, she has no choice but to return to Lansquenet, where she once owned a chocolate shop and learned the meaning of home. Can Vianne work her magic once again?
Another great work by Joanne Harris. Saving for a Tour of France Bookbox.
Another great work by Joanne Harris. Saving for a Tour of France Bookbox.
Journal Entry 2 by heartthumper at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
heartthumper at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Released 3 yrs ago (4/2/2021 UTC) at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Sent off in My Armchair Travels to France Bookbox.
I'm claiming this softcover from LaveggioCoffee's Armchair Travels to France Bookbox. It's from the author's "Chocolat" series, bringing us into the lives of the characters from the first book some years later.
Later: Given the way in which the Chocolat film was presented as a magical tale of romance and reawakening, it turns out that there are some pretty dark elements behind it - and some of those carry on in this book. True, the curé of the village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes goes through a significant personal transformation - but his newly-welcoming attitude doesn't fly with all of the residents, especially in the face of a growing Muslim population. The climax of the story involves threats of horrifying violence, and while that's thwarted, the tone of the novel's more unsettled than I'd expected.
I did have some trouble working out whose viewpoints were whose, as the narrative shifts between characters without a clear indication as to whether it's Vianne or her older daughter Anouk or the curé or someone else - at times I had to read several paragraphs of a new chapter before figuring it out. (That may help add to the rather dreamlike, sometimes-magical elements of the story, but I admit I found it annoying.)
As to magic, yes, there is a strong theme of mysticism here, from the changing of the winds that bring Vianne, her daughters, and (eventually) Roux from their houseboat on the Seine in Paris back to Lansquenet to the deliberate actions of - OK, to avoid spoilers, I'll just say "some characters" - to alter the future or to protect them and their loved ones from threats. And I'm not talking the invoke-the-emotions chocolates, but overt actions, some quite powerful... Early on Vianne muses "Fear has been my shadow ever since Anouk was born, but this summer the fear has grown, blooming monstrously in the heat," hinting at events from the previous books and of secrets still to be revealed. Some of this is the normal fear of the parent of a teenager, but Vianne and her family are not typical people and they have other things to be concerned about as well.
[There's a TV Tropes page on the film and the series of novels, with some comments about the events of this one.]
Later: Given the way in which the Chocolat film was presented as a magical tale of romance and reawakening, it turns out that there are some pretty dark elements behind it - and some of those carry on in this book. True, the curé of the village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes goes through a significant personal transformation - but his newly-welcoming attitude doesn't fly with all of the residents, especially in the face of a growing Muslim population. The climax of the story involves threats of horrifying violence, and while that's thwarted, the tone of the novel's more unsettled than I'd expected.
I did have some trouble working out whose viewpoints were whose, as the narrative shifts between characters without a clear indication as to whether it's Vianne or her older daughter Anouk or the curé or someone else - at times I had to read several paragraphs of a new chapter before figuring it out. (That may help add to the rather dreamlike, sometimes-magical elements of the story, but I admit I found it annoying.)
As to magic, yes, there is a strong theme of mysticism here, from the changing of the winds that bring Vianne, her daughters, and (eventually) Roux from their houseboat on the Seine in Paris back to Lansquenet to the deliberate actions of - OK, to avoid spoilers, I'll just say "some characters" - to alter the future or to protect them and their loved ones from threats. And I'm not talking the invoke-the-emotions chocolates, but overt actions, some quite powerful... Early on Vianne muses "Fear has been my shadow ever since Anouk was born, but this summer the fear has grown, blooming monstrously in the heat," hinting at events from the previous books and of secrets still to be revealed. Some of this is the normal fear of the parent of a teenager, but Vianne and her family are not typical people and they have other things to be concerned about as well.
[There's a TV Tropes page on the film and the series of novels, with some comments about the events of this one.]
Journal Entry 4 by 
GoryDetails
at Little Free Library, Litchfield Park at Sawmill Brook in Litchfield, New Hampshire USA on Friday, April 23, 2021
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Litchfield Park at Sawmill Brook in Litchfield, New Hampshire USA on Friday, April 23, 2021
Released 3 yrs ago (4/23/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library, Litchfield Park at Sawmill Brook in Litchfield, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this book in the Little Free Library next to the park sign on this lovely day; hope someone enjoys it!
[See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2021 April Showers/May Flowers challenge. ***
*** Released for the 20 Years of BookCrossing challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2021 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***
