Peaches for Father Francis: A Novel

Joanne Harris

Oct 2012 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Rula Lenska and Gareth Armstrong

About this audiobook

The bestselling author of Chocolat and The Girl with No Shadow returns to Lansquenet in this enchanting new novel

When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to follow the wind that blows her back to Lansquenet, the beautiful French village in which eight years ago she opened a chocolate shop and first learned the meaning of home.

But returning to one’s past can be a dangerous pursuit. Vianne, with her daughters, Anouk and Rosette, finds Lansquenet changed in unexpected ways: women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea—and there, on the bank of the river Tannes, facing the church, a minaret. Most surprising of all, her old nemesis, Father Francis Reynaud, desperately needs her help.

Can Vianne work her magic once again?

About the author

Joanne Harris studied modern and medieval languages at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and was a teacher for fifteen years before turning to writing full-time. Her books, which include Chocolat, Five Quarters of the Orange, and Gentlemen and Players, have been published in more than forty countries and have won a number of British and international awards. Harris lives in England with her husband and daughter.

Rula Lenska is an English actress. She has appeared in television series such as Special Branch, Minder, Boon, The Detectives, Footballers' Wives, To the Manor Born, One Foot in the Grave, Casualty, Space: 1999, Return of the Saint, Robin Of Sherwood, and the Doctor Who series Resurrection of the Daleks.

A professional radio actor since the age of 12, Gareth Armstrong has appear on hundreds of broadcasts for the BBC in plays, features, and poetry programs. He has played three running characters in the world’s longest running radio soap opera, The Archers, and is an occasional contributor to From Our Own Correspondent. He was a recipient of the Jewish Cultural Media Award for his work on the radio documentary The Blood Libel.