The Girl with No Shadow

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• The Girl with No Shadow By Joanne Harris

  On Monday evenings, Chocolat author Joanne Harris and her 14-year-old daughter Anouchka like to shoot teen-agers. Armed with laser rifles, they prowl the strobe-lighted darkness of their local Laser Quest facility in West Yorkshire, England, to deafe ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

• Book review: Joanne Harris's *The Girl with No Shadow*

  The Girl with No Shadow Joanne Harris William Morrow Hardcover 464 pages April 2008 The Girl with No Shadow (originally published as The Lollipop Shoes in the UK) by Joanne Harris is the magical new sequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat. It's a mo ... (read full critics)

  curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

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  This was an okay read. It was not as good as Chocolat.

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  Jamie Gemuend767 said on May 1, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  A serious look at deception, fear, and identity

  Chocolat was a fun read about enjoying life and being an individual, so it's only natural that Harris explores the other side of that; conformity due to fear. This book picks up almost 4 years later, with Vianne and her two daughters living in Paris. Vianne is no longer a confident woman because of ... (continue)

  Chocolat was a fun read about enjoying life and being an individual, so it's only natural that Harris explores the other side of that; conformity due to fear. This book picks up almost 4 years later, with Vianne and her two daughters living in Paris. Vianne is no longer a confident woman because of an "accident" that occured. She has forsaken magic, she dresses plain, and she is depressed. Things seem to get better when charismatic Zozie comes to work at the shop, but the reader discovers from the beginning that she has other intentions.

  This novel is not upbeat, it deals with Vianne's loss of identity, her fear of losing her children, and Anouk's painful adolescent experiences. Harris reveals the dark side of magic and it's utterly chilling. However, don't let this turn you off to the book because it's spectacular. We still get eccentric characters who befriend the Rocher's through their new chocolaterie (and Roux returns!) There is a happy ending, not to worry.

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  Moirne Stark said on Nov 18, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I enjoyed Chocolat a lot more that I enjoyed this book. Somehow the characters were not as believable particularly Zozie. She captures some of the changes in relationship between mother and daughter during the teen years but other than that this was not my favorite novel of Joanne Harris and I am no ... (continue)

  I enjoyed Chocolat a lot more that I enjoyed this book. Somehow the characters were not as believable particularly Zozie. She captures some of the changes in relationship between mother and daughter during the teen years but other than that this was not my favorite novel of Joanne Harris and I am normally a fan of hers.

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  Egarcia868 said on Oct 26, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 480 Pages
• ISBN-10: 006143163X
• ISBN-13: 9780061431630
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2009
• Dimensions: 1277 mm x 871 mm x 213 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover

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