1666. Newly married to a wealthy spice merchant, Kate Finche believes
all her dreams of a happy family life are just around the corner until
the Great Fire rages through London. She watches in horror as their
livelihood goes up in flames, filling the air with the heady scents of
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
As the city is devastated, Kate's husband Robert is forced to seek
employment to ensure their survival, but when he is found drowned, Kate
refuses to believe that he has taken his own life. Widowed and
penniless, she seeks refuge in The House of Perfume, the home of blind
perfumer Gabriel Harte, who awakens Kate's senses to a whole new world.
But as she flees from this forbidden love, her husband's murderer comes
looking for her . . .
The Spice Merchant's Wife is a stunning novel, bursting with the
colour and flavour of Restoration London - perfect for readers of
Phillipa Gregory, Joanne Harris and Patrick Suskind's Perfume.