The Perfumer's Secret

<p><b>PRE-ORDER THE LATEST, SWEEPING, BREATHTAKING AND HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL FICTION FROM THE AUTHOR OF<i> THE PARIS AFFAIR</i></b></p><p><br><b><i>----</i></b><br><br><b>In order to save her family’s future, Stella Penhallam is forced to uncover the secrets of their past…</b><br>With her family’s perfumery in dire straits, Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her great-aunt’s journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk, Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks.<br>In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation, one that will cause her world to come crashing down.<br>Paris is no longer safe, and when her mentor’s family in Italy is at risk from Mussolini’s fascist thugs, Iris must find a way to save them. Using her role as a perfumer, she travels to Venice on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five intoxicating scents with her fellow apprentice, Alessandro.<br>Five scents that are lost to the war along with the man she loves.<br><b>As Stella delves deeper into the past, the two lives of these women intertwine in the present and the five lost scents will forge the start of their future...</b><br><b>----</b><br><b><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THE PARIS AFFAIR</i>: </b><br><br>‘A sweeping, and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice’ Amanda Geard, author of <i>The Moon Gate</i><br><br>‘This is a heart wrenching story of love, bravery, and impossible choices’ Louise Fein, author <i>The London Bookshop Affair </i><br><br> 'I loved every page of this gorgeous, transportive, and highly moving tale!’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath A Burning Sky<br><br>‘An epic tale of love and loss.’ Caroline Khoury, author of <i>Still Unwritten </i> <br></p>