Five Quarters of the Orange

by Joanne Harris

First published 2001

Framboise Simon returns to the village of her childhood, inheriting her mother's creperie. But the past still haunts this quaint French town, and Framboise must confront the dark legacy her family left behind. As she pieces together the truth, Framboise faces a choice: expose the past or bury it forever.

Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, family-drama

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: family-legacy, secrets, small-town

Setting: France

Period: 20th-century, 21st-century

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