What do chocolate, lollipops, and strawberries have in common? We came on the wind of a carnival. Chocolat (the movie) is a favourite in our household. We’ve watched it many times, entranced by the hint of magic, romance, conflict, and of course, chocolate. Armand’s birthday feast is one of my favourite scenes. Recently, The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris popped up on one of my newsfeeds. It sounded interesting so I bought it. I knew it was by the author of Chocolat, but I didn’t realise it was a continuation of that story – which I hadn’t read. So I returned to my local Amazon store and picked up Chocolat (the 20th anniversary edition). The Lollipop Shoes sits between the chocolate and s