Lollipop Shoes (Chocolat 2), Paperback/Joanne Harris

From the author of Chocolat, Blackberry Wine and Coastliners, this is a moving novel following 2 sisters in Montmartre. Their lives are changed forever when Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, comes to town. Harris is a household name, with more than 4 million copies of her novels sold, and she's been shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize for Chocolat, which was made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche. 'If Joanne Harris didn't exist, someone would have to invent her.' Jenni Murray, Sunday Express