Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Jigs & Reels, Sleep, Pale Sister, Gentlemen & Players, The Lollipop Shoes and, with Fran Warde, The French Kitchen: A Cookbook and The French Market: More Recipes from a French Kitchen. She has also just published her first book for younger readers, Runemarks. Joanne lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter.
