![]() ![]() Also, hidden in the enigmatic entries are the details of what actually transpired on that fateful day when she, her mother and her siblings had to flee the village. But what she holds close to her heart is her mother’s journal, which has recipes noted down in it, keepsakes pasted to its yellowing pages and anecdotes which are written in a cryptic code that she cannot decipher. The book begins with Framboise Simon returns to her village on the banks of the Loire in rural France, introducing herself by her husband’s last name instead of her maiden name and opens a creperie. A tragic incident that took place during the German Occupation of France in WWII involving her mother, Mirabelle Dartigen, still haunts and she is afraid that the villagers will turn against her if they recognise her. ![]() And yet, the story is has a more sombre mood than the other books. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harrisįive Quarters of the Orange is similar to the author’s other works ( Chocolat, The Girl with No Shadow, Peaches for Father Francis ) that I have read, in the sense that, Food is the dominant thread which ties the various characters in the book in a strong bond. ![]()
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