She lives in Yorkshire with her family, plays bass in a band first formed when she was sixteen, works in a shed in her garden, likes musical theatre and old sci-fi, drinks rather too much caffeine, spends far too much time online and occasionally dreams of faking her own death and going to live in Hawaii. Born in Barnsley, of a French mother and an English father, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and was awarded an MBE by the Queen. ‘That pale-faced, bland, insufferable boy, with his impeccable uniform and his air of barely concealed contempt. He is alarmed when he finds out that the new head is a former pupil, Johnny Harrington. She has since written acclaimed novels in diverse genres including historical fiction, fantasy based on Norse myth, and the Malbry cycle of psychological suspense ( Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and now, Different Class). In 'Different Class', our hero, Roy Straightly has been the school’s Latin master for 30 years. She first sprung on the scene with the bestselling Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp), which turned into the sensuous, magical Lansquenet trilogy ( Lollipop Shoes, Peaches for Monsieur le Curé). JOANNE HARRIS is one of our best loved and most versatile novelists.
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