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	title:	Five Quarters of the Orange
	author:	Joanne Harris
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Black Swan
	released:	January 1, 2002
	isbn:	0552998834
	isbn-13:	9780552998833

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Customer Reviews
Yummy - Rated An absolute delight, really scrumptious to read, but beware do not read on an empty stomach you'll be yearning for the food that Framboise cooks up in this book. Set in a sleepy town on the Loire, Framboise or Boise as she is know narrates the tale of her younger days through her mother's cookbook that was left to her after she passed away. It is probably one of Joanne Harris' darkest novels, but her most beautiful in my opinion. She paints the french countryside with such vivid and beautiful descriptions that its easy to find yourself yearning for a small cottage in rustic France. Set against the back drop of World War 2 and present day, Boise is a rebellious youngster with a desire to catch the mythical pike 'Old Mother' that lives in the darkest parts of the Loire, something to occupy her whilst her older brother and sister attend school in a nearby town. The story takes place over a summer, where love is discovered, innocence is lost and heartbreak changes the lives of all involved. Stunning! ok - Rated this wasn't as good as I'd expected from the reviews. I couldn't warm to the characters and the main character Framboise was quite awful, without any redeeming qualities and rather frightening. Don't expect the warm sensuality of chocolat. Despite this I did want to get to the end so the story did have something to keep me interested. Brilliant! - Rated One of the most rewarding books that I have ever read- at times moving, funny and intense; a brilliantly woven tapestry combining love, real, raw characters and the bitter, sad resentment of a child for a mother that she cannot understand. Complicated, touching and an incredibly enjoyable read. I would recommend it to anyone. A lovely experience - Rated As usual Joanne Harris writes with the succulence of the undoubted pleasure of eating! Five Quarters is a lovely story and the character Framboise is lovingly created and portrayed, a young girl who makes friends with A German soldier in hiding in occupied France. Delicious!! - Rated This was the 1st Joanne Harris book, and I have to say I was absolutely addicted to her books. Have read all her books, and this one is even better than Blackberry Wine or Chcocolate. The word that comes to my mind to describe this book is "magical". Joanne Harris is a wonderful writer, at a point I could swear I almost felt the scent of that orange... I can't wait for her next two books, due to next month and August!

Customer Reviews

Yummy - Rated 4/5
An absolute delight, really scrumptious to read, but beware do not read on an empty stomach you'll be yearning for the food that Framboise cooks up in this book. Set in a sleepy town on the Loire, Framboise or Boise as she is know narrates the tale of her younger days through her mother's cookbook that was left to her after she passed away. It is probably one of Joanne Harris' darkest novels, but her most beautiful in my opinion. She paints the french countryside with such vivid and beautiful descriptions that its easy to find yourself yearning for a small cottage in rustic France. Set against the back drop of World War 2 and present day, Boise is a rebellious youngster with a desire to catch the mythical pike 'Old Mother' that lives in the darkest parts of the Loire, something to occupy her whilst her older brother and sister attend school in a nearby town. The story takes place over a summer, where love is discovered, innocence is lost and heartbreak changes the lives of all involved. Stunning!

ok - Rated 3/5
this wasn't as good as I'd expected from the reviews. I couldn't warm to the characters and the main character Framboise was quite awful, without any redeeming qualities and rather frightening. Don't expect the warm sensuality of chocolat. Despite this I did want to get to the end so the story did have something to keep me interested.

Brilliant! - Rated 5/5
One of the most rewarding books that I have ever read- at times moving, funny and intense; a brilliantly woven tapestry combining love, real, raw characters and the bitter, sad resentment of a child for a mother that she cannot understand. Complicated, touching and an incredibly enjoyable read. I would recommend it to anyone.

A lovely experience - Rated 5/5
As usual Joanne Harris writes with the succulence of the undoubted pleasure of eating! Five Quarters is a lovely story and the character Framboise is lovingly created and portrayed, a young girl who makes friends with A German soldier in hiding in occupied France.

Delicious!! - Rated 5/5
This was the 1st Joanne Harris book, and I have to say I was absolutely addicted to her books. Have read all her books, and this one is even better than Blackberry Wine or Chcocolate. The word that comes to my mind to describe this book is "magical". Joanne Harris is a wonderful writer, at a point I could swear I almost felt the scent of that orange...
I can't wait for her next two books, due to next month and August!

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