Read sections A-C of a magazine article about the author Joanne Harris, who wrote a novel called Chocolat. Then answer Question 9(a)-(h). It's now more than twenty years since the publication of Chocolat. When she wrote the novel, Joanne Harris was living with her husband and three-year-old daughter in a small house in a town in the north of England. She was working full time as a French teacher, and also gave private lessons to make a bit more money. By this time, two of her novels had been published, neither of which were particularly successful although both were well reviewed. When she came up with the idea for Chocolat, and began writing the story, she recalls that she had little expectation of seeing any of her work in print again. Publication was not her reason for writing - and if it had been, she might well have given up. Little did she know that the book would quickly become a bestseller, and that the story would be adapted to produce a successful film just a few years later. Joanne Harris had been told by editors and publishers that the way she wrote was neither commercial nor fashionable enough to succeed. When she said that she had begun to write a story set in rural France, filled with detailed descriptions of food, they informed her that there wouldn't be a market for it. However, this turned out to be far from true. After the novel was published, she was often asked in interviews how she had coped with everything - writing what would become a bestseller (although she didn't know this at the time), working full time, and being a mother. Her response was that it all felt normal to her - these things just happened. During the week, the 40 -minute drive to and from work gave her the chance to think out the story, a chapter at a time. And on Sunday mornings, while her husband was at work and her mother looked after her daughter, she wrote. The idea for the book came while Joanne Harris was accompanying a group of students from her school on a trip to France during the holidays. It was a time of year when she had often gone to France during her childhood, as her mother was French and they would visit her family there. Memories from this time, as well as aspects of her current life, became part of the story, which was unlike anything else she had written - she had never written about her own family before. She looked forward to her writing sessions on Sunday mornings, which didn't feel like work at all. Instead, she found that losing herself in the story was her way of relaxing after a busy week. Looking back, she can clearly remember the way that the novel came together, as if she had just completed it yesterday. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........

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