I've seen the movie a few times, and while searching the library catalogue for e-books set in France, I came across the novel.
The novel is surprisingly harsher than the movie. The movie ends with the redemption of the 'bad guy' mayor, who is really just an overbearing control freak who needs to learn to let go and enjoy life as it is, but in the book the bad guy is the unbalanced priest with a murderous past, and he's driven right out of town, spiteful until the end. I prefer the warm, fuzzy feeling that the movie left with, but the book was still nicely evocative of French life - particularly the rituals of Easter and the enjoyment of chocolate.
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