Holy Fools: a thrilling historical mystery from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat - Softcover

"Truly sensational... This is a wonderful novel. It draws you in from the very first page" (Sunday Express)

"A weird and hugely enjoyable blend of Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudon and Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus" (New Statesman)

"With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novelists... Fans will be delighted by the way this novel complements her earlier works. At the same time, the author's experiments with structure and voice ensure this story is fresh and compelling" (Daily Mail)

"Hugely enjoyable... Both consoling and wise" (Amanda Craig New Statesman)

"With this bold, inventive book, Harris confirms her position as one of Britain's most popular novellists... Fresh and compelling" (Daily Mail)

In seventeenth-century France, against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer, seeks refuge with her young daughter in the remote abbey of Saint Marie-de-la-Mer, and reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste.

Until a new Abbess is appointed, bringing with her a ghost from Juliette's past, a man she has every reason to fear.