When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she follows the wind that blows her back to Lansquenet, the French village in which she opened a chocolate shop eight years ago. But returning to one's past can be a dangerous pursuit. She finds Lansquenet changed in unexpected ways: women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea. Most surprising of all, her old nemesis, Father Francis Reynaud, desperately needs her help.