I loved how this story was slowly revealed to the reader from two time periods. I loved this twist of perfumes- of how one smell or a combination of smells can take you back to a place in time, a moment, an hour, a day. I love books where the author has had to do her (or his) research into the time period, or technical issues pertaining to a book. I especially love books where I can learn a little while reading. Add to the characters a unique and quirky story involving the smells of our lives and the life of a perfumer, and you have the recipe for an amazing book. Each one of them added to the overall character and life of this book. Lambert, Rita, Valmont, Madame Zed, Madame Hiver, and the rest of the characters in this book are eclectic, strange, maniacal, subdued, eccentric, and at times, plain crazy. I only have one complaint that I will share at the end, which is a spoiler, so beware. ( From the publisher.I seriously loved this book. Illuminating the lives and challenging times of two fascinating women, The Perfume Collector weaves a haunting, imaginative, and beautifully written tale filled with passion and possibility, heartbreak and hope. And as Eva's past and Grace's future intersect, Grace realizes she must choose between the life she thinks she should live and the person she is truly meant to be. Told by invoking the three distinctive perfumes she inspired, Eva d'Orsey's story weaves through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London.īut these three perfumes hold secrets. There, in a long-abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank, she discovers the seductive world of perfumers and their muses, and a surprising, complex love story. So begins a journey that takes Grace to Paris in search of Eva. There's only one problem: she has never heard of her benefactor, the mysterious Eva d'Orsey. Then one evening a letter arrives from France that will change everything. However, playing the role of the sophisticated socialite her husband would like her to be doesn't come easily to her-and perhaps never will.
Despite her sheltered upbringing in Oxford, her recent marriage has thrust her into the heart of London's most refined and ambitious social circles. London, 1955: Grace Monroe is a fortunate young woman. three exquisite perfumes that hold a memory.
an abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank of Paris. An inheritance from a mysterious stranger.
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