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Overview"The Perfumer's Secret is an intoxicating feast for the senses, a highly passionate and dramatic story of duty, deception and desire from the beloved, bestselling author Fiona McIntosh. MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ""You'd be mad not to try her."" The Age ""A master of her craft."" Better Reading ""Action, heartbreak and romance aplenty."" Australian Bookseller & Publisher ""An extraordinary storyteller."" Book'd Out 'I am at one with Nature's perfection - her beauty, her colours, her fragrances - and she has allowed me to glimpse it in a man.' On the eve of the First World War, Fleurette, the only daughter of the wealthy Delacroix perfume dynasty, is being forced to marry a man she loathes, Aimery De Lasset, head of the pre-eminent perfume house in France. It is only the rally to the frontlines that saves her from sharing his bed. When she receives an unexpected letter from Aimery's estranged brother, Fleurette is left holding a terrible secret, and the sparks of a powerful passion. Her discoveries risk shattering the two families, bringing tragedy to both their perfume empires. The Perfumer's Secret is an intoxicating feast for the senses, a dramatic story of duty, deception and desire. ______________________________ Complete your Fiona McIntosh collection today! The Sugar Palace (preorder now!) Fields of Gold Nightingale The Champagne War The Chocolate Tin The Diamond Hunter The French Promise The Last Dance The Lavender Keeper The Orphans The Pearl Thief The Perfumer's Secret The Spy's Wife The Tailor's Girl The Tea Gardens Bye Bye Baby- DCI Jack Hawksworth 1 Beautiful Death- DCI Jack Hawksworth 2 Mirror Man- DCI Jack Hawksworth 3 Dead Tide- DCI Jack Hawksworth 4" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fiona McIntoshPublisher: Penguin Random House Australia Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Dimensions: Width: 13.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9781761042416ISBN 10: 1761042416 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 19 October 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMacintosh's latest offering is an intimate and unusual portrait of wartime France, and of a perfume dynasty ... A romance for the senses. --Better Reading A lively tale with a rich assortment of ingredients: France, perfume, shocking family secrets, war heroes, and a feisty heroine with feminist sensibilities, which nonetheless do not get in the way of true love. This is a well-crafted read. --The Age A grand historical love story ideal for Francophiles and romantics. --Book'd Out Meticulously researched and beautifully written, The Perfumer's Secret solidifies McIntosh's place as one of Australia's most loved storytellers. --2015 Booktopia Book of the Year """Macintosh's latest offering is an intimate and unusual portrait of wartime France, and of a perfume dynasty ... A romance for the senses."" --Better Reading ""A lively tale with a rich assortment of ingredients: France, perfume, shocking family secrets, war heroes, and a feisty heroine with feminist sensibilities, which nonetheless do not get in the way of true love. This is a well-crafted read."" --The Age ""A grand historical love story ideal for Francophiles and romantics."" --Book'd Out ""Meticulously researched and beautifully written, The Perfumer's Secret solidifies McIntosh's place as one of Australia's most loved storytellers."" --2015 Booktopia Book of the Year" Author InformationFiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres. Alongside her highly successful historical fiction titles, for which she has been nominated at the Australian Book Industry Awards for commercial fiction book of the year, her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series will soon be released across the UK. Several of her historical titles as well as the 'world of Hawksworth' crime novels have been optioned for the screen. Her debut children's picture book, Harry and Gran, will be published in 2025. Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |