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Five quarters of the orange

Pages
336
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Framboise Dartigen returns to her childhood home in Les Laveurs, a small village on the Loire, under an assumed name. She reopens her family's restaurant and begins cooking her mother's recipes — dishes that were once celebrated by the entire town before a single act of betrayal during World War II turned Mirabelle Dartigen into a pariah. As Framboise finds success with her food, she is forced to confront the truth about what happened in 1940: an affair with a German officer and a choice between love and loyalty that cost her family everything.

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About the author

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Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris is the author of the popular novel Chocolat. Her stories often explore themes of magic and the everyday.

Characters

Framboise Dartigen (later Framboise Simon)Protagonist
Mirabelle DartigenSupporting
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