Jac L'Etoile has always been haunted by visions of the past, her
earliest memories infused with the exotic scents that she grew up with
as the heir to a storied French perfume company. These worsened after
her mother's suicide until she finally found a doctor who helped her,
teaching her to explore the mythological symbolism in her visions and
thus lessen their painful impact. This ability led Jac to a wildly
successful career as a mythologist, television personality and author.
When her brother, Robbie -- who's taken over the House of L'Etoile from
their father -- contacts Jac about a remarkable discovery in the family
archives, she's skeptical. But when Robbie goes missing before he can
share the secret -- leaving a dead body in his wake -- Jac is plunged
into a world she thought she'd left behind. Traveling back to Paris to
investigate Robbie's disappearance, Jac discovers that the secret is a
mysterious scent developed in Cleopatra's time. Could the rumors
swirling be true? Can this ancient perfume hold the power to unlock the
ability to remember past lives and conclusively prove reincarnation? If
this possession has the power to change the world, then it's not only
worth living for . . . it's worth killing for, too. The Book of Lost
Fragrances fuses history, passion and suspense in an intoxicating web
that moves from Cleopatra's Egypt and the terrors of revolutionary
France to Tibet's battle with China and the glamour of modern-day Paris.
This marvelous, spellbinding novel mixes the sensory allure of Perfume
with the heartbreaking beauty of The Time Traveler's Wife, coming to
life as richly as our most wildly imagined dreams.
