Why am I passionate about this?
I’ve been fascinated with the extraordinary ever since I read Madeleine L ’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time in middle school. I was also enchanted by Dorothy’s trip from black-and-white Kansas into colorful Oz. I once heard Neil Gaiman mention the “hyperreality” of life, and I thought, Yes! That’s how I want to see the world—the magic everywhere. I voraciously read not only magical realism books but also fantasy. These stories heighten my awareness of the wonder in everything and in everyone, and they deepen the richness of the stories I tell and write.
Jennifer's book list on magical realism to enchant you and lift your spirits
Why did Jennifer love this book?
This story is truly mesmerizing with its quirky and quite sensuous tale.
I am entranced by the colors, the tastes, the scents, and the whimsy that lures me into the plot with its wonderful descriptions.
This novel is a celebration of the senses, and while of a more serious nature, it’s full of pleasure, love, and feel-good sparks.
6 authors picked Chocolat as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.
In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows.
Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch?
Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation,…