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Five Quarters of the Orange [Audio Download]

by Joanne Harris (Author), Rula Lenska (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 3 hours
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Abridged
  • Publisher: Hodder Headline Limited
  • Audible Release Date: 3 Aug 2006
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ8O66
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

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When the widowed Framboise moves back to the village of Les Laveuses, where she grew up, she is pleased to discover that no-one recognises her. She soon forges a new life for herself there, and before long has established a profitable creperie.

All is going well, until her profiteering nephew realises that money can be made by publishing a collection of Framboise's increasingly popular recipes, left to her by her mother, a woman despised throughout the village. For the book to be a success, her true identity must be revealed, opening the flood gates to a past life and painful childhood memories.

©2001 Joanne Harris; (P)2001 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Steve Burrow VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
'Five quarters of the orange' is a story of a childhood tragedy in wartime France, and the shadows it casts across the later life of the heroine Framboise Dartigen. Written so blandly the book appears dark and gloomy, but this is far from the case.

Wartime France is portrayed through the eyes of the nine year old Framboise who's unworldly insight into the German occupation is in sharp contrast to the more familiar resistance-focused found in history books. She lives a life of fishing and adventure against the backdrop of her mother's kitchen – a place of wonderful cuisine brought to life with great skill. What tragedy turns her into the lonely old women that she becomes is kept well concealed until late in the story, providing a suspense that forced me to keep turning pages to find the answer.

The nuance of the recipes that form a large feature of the book were lost on me, but I'm sure will appeal to those who know their kitchen better. For those, like me, who prefer a compelling and human story this novel is sure to deliver. A book to be savoured!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I won't write about the storyline as there are enough reviews on here to satisfy anyone.

In my opinion this is simply the best book JH has ever written and I have read them all. It is thoroughly brilliant from beginning to end and it sits handsomely in my top 3 all time favourite books.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Flawless 22 Mar 2007
Format:Paperback
Having read this book twice I love it with a passion, and think it the best of the 3 foody books (see also...Chocolat, Blackberry Wine). I envy the way Joanne Harris seems to write so flawlessly and can bring the sights and smells to life as if they were a separate character within her story. She has the happy knack of flitting backwards and forwards in time to bring us this tale of guilt and regret. No doubt I shall read it again at some point and for me this is the type of book that you can't bear to pass onto friends for fear of losing your copy.
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Five Quarters of The Orange and I couldn't resist it all
I picked up this book and read the cover. It was more than a cover and much more than was expressed on the back. I loved it! Read more
Published 2 months ago by valeriemar
Disappointing
This was the first book by Joanne Harris that I've read and I won't be rushing to read another. In my opinion to enjoy a book the reader must have empathy with at least some of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Wendybee
Excellent book, One of My Top 10 Favourite Novels
The tale of a elderly plump women reminiscing of her childhood during the second worlds war in provinces of France may not seem super exciting book but this is a great story... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Hagrid's Umbrella
Beautiful, magical and engrossing
I've read all Joanne Harris' books so far, but one ("Coastliners", which I'm planning on reading as soon as I finish the book I'm reading currently) and "Five Quarters of the... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2009 by Y. Rodgers
Not as good as Chocolat
I think the author was trying a little too hard to be clever here. I enjoyed Chocolat partly for its simplicity, but this work was trying to use some complex ideas to gradually... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by Sulkyblue
Compelling reading
I hadn't read a Joanne Harris novel since Blackberry Wine 5 or 6 years ago and had forgotten how truly visual and sensual her writing is. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by Cristal Carolyn
one of the best books i've ever read
I first read this book when it first came out a few years ago and i absolutely loved it. I've re-read it a few times since then and i love it every time; its one of the best books... Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Sarah Louise Shields
A feast for the senses
I am head over heels in love with this book. Only a terrific author can write about something as appalling as war and occupation and uneccesary death but yet make you feel so alive... Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by Boof
A wonderful and delighful novel
Five Quarters of the Orange is wonderful and fulfilling novel by Joanne Harris. The main features of the novel include a well defined plot, the characters and beautiful setting of... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2009 by P. DATTA
Not my usual fare, but loved it.
I read 'Chocolat' and enjoyed it, but this is definitely my favourite of Joanne Harris's books. More bitter than sweet, she sets you down in a hot French summer during the Nazi... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2009 by Alder
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