Joanne Harris

Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you'll find another story. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a newborn baby created with sugar, spice and lashings of cake. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris' exceptional talent as a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns. Sensuous, mischievous, uproarious and wry, here are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality.

"El viento llevó a París la carta de Armande y el viento trajo de vuelta a Vianne Rocher a Lansquenet. Pero casi todo ha cambiado: la chocolatería donde vendía sus “sueños, pequeños consuelos, dulces

Un tradicional colegio inglés es el escenario de una turbulenta historia de venganza e intriga. A lo largo de muchas generaciones, cientos de jóvenes privilegiados han estudiado en St. Oswalds y han sido moldeados para el éxito por profesores como Roy Straitley, un anticuado y excéntrico maestro que ha trabajado en la institución durante más de tres décadas. Este año, sin embargo, una serie de incidentes han puesto la reputación del colegio en juego. Lo que ha empezado con pequeños hurtos ha terminado en acusaciones de antisemitismo y pederastia, e incluso la desaparición de un alumno. El prestigio de St. Oswalds pende de un hilo, y solo Straitley podrá salvar al colegio de la ruina. Pero antes debe enfrentarse a un adversario muy resentido que ha planeado su estrategia, desde la primera broma malintencionada hasta una última jugada mortal.

La magia de Chocolat aún no ha terminado…Vianne ha cambiado de vida. Ahora se llama Yanne, regenta una bombonería en Montmartre, París, y tiene una segunda hija, fruto de su relación con el atractivo

Maddy Smith nació con una marca en la mano del color del óxido. Tenía forma de runa. Para la gente de su aldea, una marca de runa es una marca de «Ruina». Un símbolo de los viejos dioses, una señal de magia. Y eso, como todo el mundo sabe, conduce al caos. Es peligroso. Pero Maddy disfruta con la magia, aunque sólo sea para tener bajo control a los trasgos. Ahora, su mejor amigo y maestro, el Tuerto, ha regresado, y necesita que Maddy baje al Trasmundo para recuperar una valiosa reliquia de la Era Antigua. Si no, podría ser el fin. El Fin del Mundo, de nuevo...

Las más suculentas recetas de familia de la autora de Chocolat.No es de extrañar que las novelas de Joanne Harris —Chocolat (DeBolsillo, 2004), Cinco cuartos de naranja (DeBolsillo, 2003) y Zapatos d

The gripping new psychological thriller from Joanne Harris, to follow her bestselling Gentlemen & Players and Blueeyedboy. Perfect for fans of Claire Mackintosh, BA Paris. Paula Hawkins and Tracy Chevalier. After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its 'Brodie' boys who, whilst of course he doesn't have favourites, hold a special place in an old teacher's heart. But every so often there's a boy who doesn't fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy with hidden shadows inside. With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits and even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teacher's dreams. A boy capable of bad things. "A masterpiece of misdirection". (Val McDermid). "Compellingly suspenseful...both a splendidly dark comedy and a disturbing thriller". (Ramsey Campbell). "Terrific twists pile up at a highly satisfying rate...you'll be hooked". (James Walton, Reader's Digest). What the critics said about Joanne Harris' psychological thrillers: "A terrific and absorbing suspense novel...twists and turns to keep you on your toes". (Peter Robinson). "Gripping psychological thriller...one of our most accomplished novelists...pace, wit and acute observation...at the top of her form". (Daily Express). "The plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you'd think she'd been writing thrillers all her life". (Daily Mail). "[A] clever story of obsession and revenge". (Sunday Telegraph).

After thirty years at St Oswalds Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. But every so often theres a boy who doesnt fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy with hidden shadows inside.A new broom has arrived, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits and even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teachers dreams. A boy capable of bad things.

"Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don't matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped". (Independent). "A cracking psychological thriller". (Good Housekeeping). After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go - the clowns, the rebels, the underdogs, and those he calls his Brodie boys. But every so often there's a boy who doesn't fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy capable of twisting everything around him. A boy with hidden shadows inside. With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits and even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teacher's dreams. A boy capable of bad things

Die zauberhafte Vianne Rocher hat ihr altes Dorf in Südfrankreich verlassen und lebt mit ihren Töchtern in Paris, wo sie eine Chocolaterie betreibt. Mit Charme, Ausdauer und ihren unwiderstehlichen Schokoladenkreationen nimmt sie die Menschen für sich ein. Dann tritt eine mächtige Gegenspielerin auf den Plan und Vianne gerät in große Gefahr.

Un tradicional colegio inglés es el escenario de una turbulenta historia de venganza e intriga.A lo largo de muchas generaciones, cientos de jóvenes privilegiados han estudiado en St. Oswald’s y han

Its never easy to face the fact that a man you once loved passionately has found the girl of his dreams, as Alice discovers when Joe introduces her to his new girlfriend. Then Alice finds an old diary and reads about two men and the mysterious woman who bewitched them both, buried in Grantchester churchyard half a century ago.

Urban moths have evolved to blend in with a world of concrete and stone rather than a woodland environment What if fairies did the same