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At the heart of this panoramic, multidimensional narrative is the compelling struggle of a young woman to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Faber leads us back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape to a better life. Her ascent through the strata of Victorian society offers us intimacy with a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters. They begin with...
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"Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to...
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"Among the uber-famous, shes the most highly sought-after fragrance maker--and a well-kept secret. But designing a scent for pops newest superstar could take Nicola King and her familys business from elite to downright legendary. Of course, mystery is part of Nicolas brand--so no one knows shes actually an over-cautious person who always puts her own life on permanent hold. Until her ultra-personal list of regrets is accidentally put on a social media...
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Reincarnationist volume 4
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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 Cleopatra--and lost for 2,000 years.
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"When French perfumer Danielle Bretancourt steps aboard a luxury ocean liner, leaving her son behind in Poland with his grandmother, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. The year is 1939, and the declaration of war on the European continent soon threatens her beloved family, scattered across many countries. Traveling through London and Paris into occupied Poland, Danielle searches desperately for her the remains of her family,...
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"High in the hills of Valencia, a forgotten house guards its secrets. Untouched since Franco's forces tore through Spain in 1936, the whitewashed walls have crumbled, and the garden, laden with orange blossom, grows wild. Emma Temple is the first to unlock its doors in seventy years. Emma is London's leading perfumier, but her blessed life has taken a difficult turn. Emma's free-spirited mother, Liberty, who taught her the art of fragrance making,...
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Daphne left Paris and a job she loved to marry the man of her dreams. When he stands her up on their wedding day, she's left reeling and senseless. Literally. She's been trained as a perfume creator and now her sense of smell has disappeared along with her fiancé. She hopes Jesse, her new boss at Gibraltar Products in Ohio, doesn't notice her failing senses. As they work on a signature scent for their new line, she feels God at work as never before....
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Elena Rossini tiene un don. Desde hace siglos, las mujeres de su familia elaboran fragancias y se han trasmitido este conocimiento de generación en generación, ellas saben que los perfumes son un camino para llegar al corazón de las personas. Cuando Elena pierde la illusion tras un engaño amoroso, se marcha a París y en poco tiempo hace florecer su talent: rs la única capaz de crear el perfume adecuado para poder recuperar un amor perdido, para...