The Lollipop Shoes (Chocolat 2)

Jan 6, 2026 10:10 PM

Author:Joanne Harris

The Lollipop Shoes picks up the story of Vianne and her daughters and takes us on a magical and spellbinding journey to Paris. Exquisitely written with the fluid and beautiful prose we expect from Joanne Harris, it's a wonderful and captivating read, full of flavours, tastes and fragrances. You'll need to pace yourself to stop yourself from devouring it all at once!

'Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style' -- DAILY EXPRESS

'A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate' -- DAILY MAIL

'A cracking and spellbinding story' -- ***** Reader review

'Loved this book so much!' -- ***** Reader review

'From the first page it captivates and holds you hostage' -- ***** Reader review

'Magical and mesmerising' -- ***** Reader review

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'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?'

'My mother, Vianne Rocher.'

Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop.

Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while.

Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes - ruthless, devious and seductive.

With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy...

Herself.

The Lollipop Shoesfollows on from Chocolat. The story continues in Peaches for Monsieur le Curé and The Strawberry Thief.

Reviews

Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style

—— DAILY EXPRESS

If Joanne Harris didn't exist, someone would have to invent her

—— SUNDAY EXPRESS

Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is at evoking the scent of bitter chocolate laced with cinnamon and chilli

—— THE SUNDAY TIMES

This is Harris's best novel to date

—— FINANCIAL TIMES MAGAZINE

A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate

—— DAILY MAIL

Here is a tryly delectable offering... Lush and bewitching, with a dark, mystical heart, this is a novel you can't help but devour greedily

—— EASY LIVING MAGAZINE

One of Britain's most popular novelists

—— DAILY MAIL

She is so terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone

—— DAILY TELEGRAPH

This fairy-tale for grown-ups is iced with mouthwatering sugar and spice, but its centre is dark and mysterious

—— YOU MAGAZINE, MAIL ON SUNDAY

A poetic, compelling read

—— DAILY EXPRESS

Sutton's black comedy is not only a timely reminder of how we were all suckered by the credit boom, but also a gripping read

—— John Harding , Daily Mail

If you like your stories spoon-fed, this might not be the novel for you. If you can abandon the cutlery, hand sanitiser and table manners - tuck in

—— The Wharf

A cross between Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho and Martin Amis's Money

—— Daily Telegraph

Its ace, addictive and enthralling

—— Danny Wallace , Daily Mail

Blisteringly angry..,begins as a black comedy but gradually turns much darker with the mad-as-hell narrator suspected of murdering his lovers in London

—— Sunday Telegraph

Sutton shows us everything through Freeman's eyes and he pulls it off very well indeed. A horrible character but a compelling narrator

—— William Leith , Evening Standard

Sutton shows us everything through Freeman's eyes and he pulls it off very well indeed

—— William Leith , The Scotsman

This darkly comic novel with it's brilliantly acute observations of life in London in the 21st Century completely captures the zeitgeist and raises more than a few laughs.

—— Carla McKay , Daily Mail

Gripping and darkly comic tale of 21st-century material greed

—— Shortlist

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