M.J. Rose
A sweeping and suspenseful tale of secrets, intrigue, and lovers separated by time, all connected through the mystical qualities of a perfume created in the days of Cleopatraâ€”and lost for 2,000 years.,Jac Lâ€™Etoile has always been haunted by the past, her memories infused with the exotic scents that she grew up surrounded by as the heir to a storied French perfume company. In order to flee the pain of those remembrancesâ€”and of her motherâ€™s suicideâ€”she moves to America, leaving the company in the hands of her brother Robbie. But when Robbie hints at an earth-shattering discovery in the family archives and then suddenly goes missingâ€”leaving a dead body in his wakeâ€”Jac is plunged into a world she thought sheâ€™d left behind.,Back in Paris to investigate her brotherâ€™s disappearance, Jac discovers a secret the House of Lâ€™Etoile has been hiding since 1799: a scent that unlocks the mysteries of reincarnation. The Book of Lost Fragrances fuses history, passion, and suspense, moving from Cleopatraâ€™s Egypt and the terrors of revolutionary France to Tibetâ€™s battle with China and the glamour of modern-day Paris. Jacâ€™s quest for the ancient perfume someone is willing to kill for becomes the key to understanding her own troubled past.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Fiction,Fantasy,Historical,Suspense,Romance,Cultural,France,Thriller,Fantasy,Paranormal
The Book of Lost Fragrances