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The book of lost fragrances
Rose, M. J.
Adult Fiction ROSE
From Publishers' Weekly:
Ranging from 18th-century Egypt and France to present-day Paris, New York, and China, Rose's deliciously sensual novel of paranormal suspense smoothly melds a perfume-scented quest to protect an ancient artifact with an ages-spanning romance. When Robbie L'Etoile of the failing House of L'Etoile perfumery discovers, in the family's Paris workshop, pottery shards holding traces of a perfume that can cause recall of previous lives, he shares his discovery with archeologist Griffin North, an old family friend who's the ex-lover of Jac, Robbie's clairvoyant sister and a myth scholar. After exposure to the shards, Jac finds herself balancing visions of the lives of grieving lovers from the past with her own complicated feelings about Griffin. Robbie, a Buddhist, later disappears after the Chinese mafia learns he intends to give the pottery to the Dalai Lama to support the hopes of Tibetans in exile. Rose (The Hypnotist) imbues her characters with rich internal lives in a complex plot that races to a satisfying finish. Agent: Dan Conaway, Writer's House. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal:
The existence of an ancient fragrance from Cleopatra's perfumery rumored to induce memories of past lives has been a family legend of the historic perfume House of L'Etoile for generations. Unlike her brother, Robbie, pragmatic Jac L'Etoile has never believed in its existence. When Robbie discovers ancient Egyptian pottery shards in the family archives, he turns to Jac's former lover, archaeologist Griffin North, to help him re-create the lost scent. Their success would threaten the Chinese government, which has long suppressed the Tibetan belief in reincarnation. Also vying for control of this memory tool is Malachai Samuels of the Phoenix Foundation, a reincarnation research institute. When Robbie and the pottery fragments disappear, Jac, accompanied by Griffin, embarks on a mission through the catacombs of Paris in search of her missing brother. VERDICT Rose's fourth volume in the Reincarnationist series (The Reincarnationist; The Memoirist; The Hypnotist) smoothly blends historical events, compelling characters, and international intrigue into an absorbing and thrilling ride through the centuries. [See Prepub Alert, 9/23/11; Atria's Great Mystery 12-City Bus Tour.-Ed.]-Joy Gunn, Henderson Libs., NV (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Rose, M. J.
Adult Fiction ROSE
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From Publishers' Weekly:
Ranging from 18th-century Egypt and France to present-day Paris, New York, and China, Rose's deliciously sensual novel of paranormal suspense smoothly melds a perfume-scented quest to protect an ancient artifact with an ages-spanning romance. When Robbie L'Etoile of the failing House of L'Etoile perfumery discovers, in the family's Paris workshop, pottery shards holding traces of a perfume that can cause recall of previous lives, he shares his discovery with archeologist Griffin North, an old family friend who's the ex-lover of Jac, Robbie's clairvoyant sister and a myth scholar. After exposure to the shards, Jac finds herself balancing visions of the lives of grieving lovers from the past with her own complicated feelings about Griffin. Robbie, a Buddhist, later disappears after the Chinese mafia learns he intends to give the pottery to the Dalai Lama to support the hopes of Tibetans in exile. Rose (The Hypnotist) imbues her characters with rich internal lives in a complex plot that races to a satisfying finish. Agent: Dan Conaway, Writer's House. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal:
The existence of an ancient fragrance from Cleopatra's perfumery rumored to induce memories of past lives has been a family legend of the historic perfume House of L'Etoile for generations. Unlike her brother, Robbie, pragmatic Jac L'Etoile has never believed in its existence. When Robbie discovers ancient Egyptian pottery shards in the family archives, he turns to Jac's former lover, archaeologist Griffin North, to help him re-create the lost scent. Their success would threaten the Chinese government, which has long suppressed the Tibetan belief in reincarnation. Also vying for control of this memory tool is Malachai Samuels of the Phoenix Foundation, a reincarnation research institute. When Robbie and the pottery fragments disappear, Jac, accompanied by Griffin, embarks on a mission through the catacombs of Paris in search of her missing brother. VERDICT Rose's fourth volume in the Reincarnationist series (The Reincarnationist; The Memoirist; The Hypnotist) smoothly blends historical events, compelling characters, and international intrigue into an absorbing and thrilling ride through the centuries. [See Prepub Alert, 9/23/11; Atria's Great Mystery 12-City Bus Tour.-Ed.]-Joy Gunn, Henderson Libs., NV (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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