She lives in Yorkshire with her family, plays bass in a band first formed when she was sixteen, works in a shed in her garden, likes musical theatre and old sci-fi, drinks rather too much caffeine, spends far too much time online and occasionally dreams of faking her own death and going to live in Hawaii. 'A magnificently plotted and twisty journey to the heart of a 24-year-old crime.darkly nstantly wrongfoots and misdirects.up to a. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Susan Hill, Nicci French and Val McDermid.
Born in Barnsley, of a French mother and an English father, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. The impressively versatile Joanne Harris in her psychological thriller mode, at her darkest and most unsettling. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and was awarded an MBE by the Queen. She has since written acclaimed novels in diverse genres including historical fiction, fantasy based on Norse myth, and the Malbry cycle of psychological suspense ( Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and now, Different Class). She first sprung on the scene with the bestselling Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp), which turned into the sensuous, magical Lansquenet trilogy ( Lollipop Shoes, Peaches for Monsieur le Curé). JOANNE HARRIS is one of our best loved and most versatile novelists.
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