The Perfumer's Secret
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The Perfumer's Secret
The Perfumer's Secret
When the Second World War swept through Paris, Iris Penhallam paid the ultimate price to save the ones she loved. Fifty years later, her niece is determined to track down the truth of Iris's forgotten years.
Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her estranged great-aunt's journal lands on her desk, Stella knows that the missing pages hold the answers she seeks. She begins to retrace the footsteps of the past.
In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam vows to save her friends trapped in Mussolini's Italy. As a perfumer, she travels to Italy on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five exotic scents with her partner, Alessandro.
But when Iris's heart becomes intertwined with her mission, she pays the ultimate price to save the man she lovesβa secret she will keep for a lifetime.
As Stella discovers what Iris lost, she's determined to uncover the truth of the perfumer's secret...
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241786376
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 1.0mm
Width: 1.0mm
Height: 1.0mm
Weight: 1g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Fiona Schneider lives in Cambridgeshire with her German husband and three children. She graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English, and in 2000 moved to Ireland to complete a M. Phil. in Creative Writing at Trinity College, Dublin. The Paris Affair was her English Language debut novel.
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