Five Quarters of the Orange, (Paperback)

from mcschlosser

When her mother passes, Framboise Simon takes her inheritance, a book of family recipes, and heads back to her childhood home, her purpose being to reconcile the horrors of past events with her present day life. Set in a French Village before and after WWII, this is a heartrending story of the ve...

from michelebel

As a Francophile, I read Joanne Harris' "Chocolat" years ago and was disappointed in the rather ordinary depiction of French life in what seemed to me like a book written with an eye on film rights. "Five Quarters of the Orange" is a darker book, better-researched than "Chocolat" and with an accu...

from whitewavedarling

This is an incredibly artful, and beautifully written, work of historical fiction. Centered around WWII, and moving gracefully between the present and the past, the work looks over a half century of time in the terms of one woman, her siblings, and the undeniable impact of single events and memor...

from LauGal

My first book by this author. I love her writing style! I don't normally read abt France or WWII but this book was exceptional!The story builds slowly with small hints of what may come.The last 40 pages were page turners,impossible to put down. Can't wait to read Coastliners!

from rainpebble

I was absolutely fascinated by this book. Strange, as I did not care for her book Chocolat very much at all. But this book has almost all of the elements that I look for in a 'but perfect' read. A little dark, a little light; some drama, some playfulness; strong characters, weaker characters who ...