The perfumer's secret / Fiona McIntosh.
Material type: TextPublisher: [Sydney, N.S.W.] : Read How You Want, [2017]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: [Large print edition]Description: vi, 560 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781525245312Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction | Family secrets -- Fiction | Perfumes -- Fiction | Perfumes industry -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Romance fiction. | Domestic fiction. | Large type books. DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: 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 manufacturer in France. It is only the cathedral bells tolling the rally to the frontlines that save 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 and their perfume empires, bringing tragedy down on them all. This novel is an intoxicating feast for the senses, a highly sensual and sensational story of deception, duty and desire.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes Book Club discussion notes.
Standard print edition originally published: Melbourne : Michael Joseph, 2015.
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 manufacturer in France. It is only the cathedral bells tolling the rally to the frontlines that save 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 and their perfume empires, bringing tragedy down on them all. This novel is an intoxicating feast for the senses, a highly sensual and sensational story of deception, duty and desire.
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