The Perfumist of Paris
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4.5 • 145 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
"A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power…this is Alka Joshi's best book yet!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye
From the author of Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.
Paris, 1974. Radha is now living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she’s finally found her passion—the treasure trove of scents.
She has an exciting and challenging position working for a master perfumer, helping to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time. She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration, but she can’t give up this thing that drives her.
Tasked with her first major project, Radha travels to India, where she enlists the help of her sister, Lakshmi, and the courtesans of Agra—women who use the power of fragrance to seduce, tease and entice. She’s on the cusp of a breakthrough when she finds out the son she never told her husband about is heading to Paris to find her—upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
The Jaipur Trilogy
Book 1: The Henna Artist
Book 2: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
Book 3: The Perfumist of Paris
Customer Reviews
Satisfying conclusion to Jaipur trilogy
Alka Joshi’s wonderfully rendered characters speak directly to us, smoothly weaving past with present. As complicated as the relationships, they unroll clearly with delicate subtlety. I could listen to Sneha Mathan all day. Oh, I just did.
The Author is amazing
I listened to all three of this book series and couldn’t get enough. Great characters, wonderful story; I wanted all of them to keep going. There’s so many ways the characters could have gone but it was riveting to see how she placed them in real emotions, I could feel the pain and the happiness of the stories. She also gives truth to the area and I can’t wait to read more of her books. I 100% recommend reading.
Conclusion!
The self doubt kinda got a bit much but it was a lovely ending wrapped in a bow!