Unlike "Chocolate," a delicious, sweet tale, "Five Quarters Of The Orange" is a full bodied, mature, red wine. Set against the backdrop of occupied France, Harris explores the pain of childhood, loss of innocence and having to comes to terms with both physical loss and emotional abandonment.Children are cruel in their quest for survival and Framboise as a child of nine is no exception. In her early sixties she not only reflects on her past but is forced to confront it through circumstance. Through it all the sweet smell of oranges wafts through the story line, the bitter taste of its peel a punctuation to tragedy.The result is a realization that non of us are perfect, we all suffer greatly and in that suffering very often flounder through the river of life. But possibly in the end, great love and forgiveness can come about through compassion and understanding. "Five Quarters Of The Orange" is brilliantly executed and a very entertaining read.