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Harris, JoanneChocolatAn exotic stranger opens a chocolateboutique in a French village at thebeginning of Lent, the traditional seasonfor self denial, dividing the communityand causing a conflict that escalates intoa “Church not Chocolate” battle.Harris, JoanneGentlemen and PlayersThe place is St Oswald’s, an old and longestablished boys’ grammar school inthe north of England. A new year hasjust begun, and for the staff and boysof the School, a wind of unwelcomechange is blowing. Suits, paperwork andInformation Technology rule the world,and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric,and veteran of St Oswald’s, is finally,reluctantly, contemplating retirement.But beneath the little rivalries, pettydisputes and everyday crises of theschool, a darker undercurrent stirs. Anda bitter grudge, hidden and carefullynurtured for thirteen years is about toerupt.36