Greeted as "an amazement of riches ... few readers will be able to resist" by the New York Times, Chocolat is an enchanting novel about temptation, pleasure, and the ultimate folly of self-denial. The town of Lansquenet, solemnly preparing for Lent, is set astir when Vianne Rocher and her spirited daughter arrive on the heels of the carnival and open a chocolate shop across the square from the church. Vianne's uncanny ability to perceive her customers' private discontents and alleviate them with just the right chocolate treats quickly charms the villagers -- and enrages Pere Reynaud, the conservative local priest. Certain that only a witch could create such magical cures, Reynaud vows to block the chocolate festival Vianne plans for Easter Sunday and to run her out of town forever. Witch or not (she'll never tell), Vianne soon sparks a dramatic confrontation between those who prefer the cold comforts of the church and those who revel in their newly discovered taste for pleasure.

喬安娜•哈裏斯（Joanne Harris），英國著名女作傢，她從小在外祖父母的糖果店成長，其曾外祖母是遠近聞名的巫師，所以哈裏斯的文字總是彌漫著糖果的芬芳和些許神秘與魔幻。《濃情巧剋力》本是她獻給曾外祖母的作品，不料齣版後獲得瞭巨大的成功，立即登上英國《星期日泰晤士報》暢銷書排行榜榜首。

素來與奧斯卡甚是“投緣”的米拉麥剋斯公司購得瞭本書的電影改編權，請來兩次獲得奧斯卡提名的大導演萊塞•霍爾斯道姆執導此片，男、女主角則分彆由好萊塢最具票房號召力的約翰尼•德普和奧斯卡最佳女配角硃麗葉•比諾什擔任。這部影片為作者贏得瞭南加大編劇協會奬，而小說優美的文筆和極強的故事性也使影片獲得瞭奧斯卡最佳電影劇本奬提名與英國電影和電視藝術奬最佳電影劇本奬。

這部《濃情巧剋力》是作者的成名作和代錶作，小說和電影也分彆在各自領域內被奉為經典。