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Blackberry Wine
by Joanne Harris

Published: 2002-04-09
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From the author of Chocolat, an intoxicating fairy tale of alchemy and love where wine is the magic elixir.

Jay Mackintosh is a 37-year-old has-been writer from London. Fourteen years have passed since his first novel, Jackapple Joe, won the Prix Goncourt. His only happiness comes from ...
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From the author of Chocolat, an intoxicating fairy tale of alchemy and love where wine is the magic elixir.

Jay Mackintosh is a 37-year-old has-been writer from London. Fourteen years have passed since his first novel, Jackapple Joe, won the Prix Goncourt. His only happiness comes from dreaming about the golden summers of his boyhood that he spent in the company of an eccentric vintner who was the inspiration of Jay's debut novel, but who one day mysteriously vanished. Under the strange effects of a bottle of Joe's '75 Special, Jay decides to purchase a derelict yet promising château in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes. There, a ghost from his past waits to confront him, and his new neighbour, the reclusive Marise - haunted, lovely and dangerous - hides a terrible secret behind her closed shutters. Between them, there seems to be a mysterious chemistry. Or could it be magic?

Joanne Harris's previous novel, Chocolat, was both a dazzling literary success and a commercial triumph. Chocolat, the major motion picture directed by Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules), was released in December 2000, starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Dame Judy Dench, Alfred Molina, and Lena Olin.

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  "Blackberry Wine"by Cheryl K. (see profile) 08/15/10

I'll admit, I picked this up and put it down more than once before I reached "the point of no return," as I call it. Simply, it took a few chapters to hook me. In the end, it was definatel... (read more)

 
  "Writer moves to french countryside to follow childhood memories. He reconnects with his uncle and finds friendship in a small town."by Hailey H. (see profile) 10/01/07

I really liked this book. It took a while to get into, but I really liked the writing and her characters. I've read one other book by her, and she has a bittersweet style of storytelling. Really liked... (read more)

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