The Perfume Collector, Kathleen Tessaro
The Perfume Collector, Kathleen Tessaro
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The Perfume Collector
A Novel

Author: Kathleen Tessaro

Narrator: Heather Wilds

Unabridged: 12 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2014


Synopsis

A remarkable novel about secrets, desire, memory, passion, and possibility.Newlywed Grace Monroe doesn’t fit anyone’s expectations of a successful 1950s London socialite, least of all her own. When she receives an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, Madame Eva d’Orsey, Grace is drawn to uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor.Weaving through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London, the story Grace uncovers is that of an extraordinary women who inspired one of Paris’s greatest perfumers. Immortalized in three evocative perfumes, Eva d’Orsey’s history will transform Grace’s life forever, forcing her to choose between the woman she is expected to be and the person she really is.The Perfume Collector explores the complex and obsessive love between muse and artist, and the tremendous power of memory and scent.

About Kathleen Tessaro

Kathleen Tessaro is the author of Elegance, Innocence, The Flirt, The Debutante, The Perfume Collector, and Rare Objects. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on June 23, 2013

I seriously loved this book. I only have one complaint that I will share at the end, which is a spoiler, so beware.... Grace, Eva, Monsieur Thissot, Mr. Lambert, Rita, Valmont, Madame Zed, Madame Hiver, and the rest of the characters in this book are eclectic, strange, maniacal, subdued, eccentric, a......more

Goodreads review by Always on May 09, 2017

Grace Monroe receives an inheritance unexpectedly from someone named Eva living in France who she does not know. Grace takes a trip to France to figure out who Eva is and work out certain personal issues in her marriage. It's a short and easy read and has a interesting plot line. A lot of it was pre......more