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The perfume collector : a novel / Kathleen Tessaro.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Harper, 2013Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 456 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062257833
  • 0062257838
  • 9781443406017
  • 1443406015
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PS3620.E776 P47 2013
Summary: 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.
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BOOK BOOK Harrison Memorial Library FICTION Adult Fiction TESSAR K (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31624004582227
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"First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Harper"--T.p. verso.

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.

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