The Book of Lost Fragrances: A novel of suspense
by M. J. Rose
published 2012 by Atria Books
A complicated and intriguing book.
What would I tell my best friend, whom I want to read this book? It's about the magic of perfumery and the life threads that fragrance triggers. It's about the soul's travel through the centuries, and about reincarnation, and about how our daily lives can be envisioned through past experiences.
What would I tell my best friend, whom I want to read this book? It's about the magic of perfumery and the life threads that fragrance triggers. It's about the soul's travel through the centuries, and about reincarnation, and about how our daily lives can be envisioned through past experiences.
But enough ethereal vapors -- this is a darn good mystery suspense novel too. Somehow the threads of author Rose's plot manage to run through ancient Egypt, revolutionary France, and modern-day New York and Paris. Riding on those threads are the lives of Jac (short for Jacinthe) and her Griffin, Marie-Genevieve and her Giles, and Iset and her Thoth. There's murder, and miracles, and modern mayhem. Yet despite the complexity, the author cleverly maintains the clarity of the threads, and the reader's engagement in them, across the centuries.
What's different about this book
It's an engaging suspense story all mashed up with reincarnation and romance. The characters are engaging, the problems compelling, and the solution is an act of unexpected selflessness.
What I'll do now that I've read it
This is a good one, a book to buy and loan and borrow. And to read again! So my high school library readers will soon have this available on their shelves. And my friends may receive copies as well, just for a good read.
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