<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the bestselling author of "Chocolat" and "Coastlines" comes a novel of love and betrayal, friendship and revenge, set in 17th-century France.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Joanne Harris, bestselling author of <em>Chocolat</em>, presents her most accomplished novel yet -- an intoxicating concoction that blends theology and reason, deception and masquerade, with a dash of whimsical humor and a soupçon of sensuality.</p><p>Britanny, 1610. Juliette, a one-time actress and rope dancer, is forced to seek refuge among the sisters of the abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-mer. Reinventing herself as Soeur Auguste, Juliette makes a new life for herself and her young daughter, Fleur.</p><p>But when the kindly abbess dies, Juliette's comfortable existence begins to unravel. The abbey's new leader is the daughter of a corrupt noble family, and she arrives with a ghost from Juliette's past -- Guy LeMerle, a man she has every reason to fear and hate.</p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Harris is at her best in re-creating a real sense of France."--<em>Seattle Times</em><br><br>"Passionate ... Spicy characterizations, tart dark humor and seductively pungent prose."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"Compelling . . . a layered, mesmerizing gothic thriller."--<em>Orlando Sentinel</em><br><br>"Holy Fools is rich in style and nuance . . . an engaging, compelling read."--<em>Denver Post</em><br><br>"Nimble plot twists and voluptuous language . . . daring."--<em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em><br><br>"Rapturous ...A dark, seductive exploration of passion and repression that plumbs the depths of the human psyche."--<em>BookPage</em><br><br>"[A] fanciful soufflé of sex and intrigue in seventeenth-century France."--Elle (Holy Fools won the "Elle's Lettres" Reader's Prize for March 2004)<br><br>"[C]hock-full of the dazzling, magical style that made Harris famous."--Rocky Mountain News<br><br>"A page-turner with an irresistible plot, unforgettable characters and believable settings."--Oakland Tribune<br><br>"A uniquely vivid, emotionally ripe, verbal feast for the imagination."--Richmond Times-Dispatch<br><br>"An inventive meditation on morality and passion that surprises with a wholly uncompromising ending."--Entertainment Weekly<br><br>"Harris's robust humor and whimsical fantasy suits this take of seventeenth-century France."--Juice<br><br>"HOLY FOOLS is exciting and dramatic and romantic."--Detroit Free Press<br>
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