Five Quarters of the Orange

By Joanne Harris

If you have had Chocolat and Blackberry Wine, then you won’t be able to resist Five Quarters of the Orange.

There are many reasons to read this book, listing down 3:
1- It’s written by Joanne Harris – in her usual laid back, French style, food and wine and stories kind of way.
2- The story unfolds really well.. with the help of an old recipe book
3- There is never a boring moment – and its always quite refreshing to read about life in a village

The growing up while growing old, the drug addiction and the allergy to orange, the recipe for wine Framboise, the trapping of the pike, the politics of business, the stealing of ideas, the selling of ideals, meeting Mirabelle Dartigen and the getting by – it’s all there.

Read it even if you haven’t read Chocolat and Blackberry Wine, two of my favourite books by Joanne Harris.

The summary I like best is here http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/794/five-quarters-of-the-orange