
Reese's Book Club Pick
The Scent Keeper
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Paperback | 4 February 2020
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Lyrical and immersive, The Scent Keeper explores the provocative beauty of scent, the way it can reveal hidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way back home.
About the Author
Erica Bauermeister is the author of three bestselling novels – The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, and The Lost Art of Mixing. She has a PhD in literature from the University of Washington, and has taught there and at Antioch University. She is a founding member of the Seattle7Writers and currently lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
Industry Reviews
Told in a lyrical, haunting prose, the story provides fascinating information about the ways in which different fragrances can impact human behavior and the struggles of finding one's own identity. An artfully crafted coming-of-age story that will take the reader on an exquisite olfactory adventure. - Kirkus
This coming-of-age story delights the senses, immersing the reader in the sights, sounds, and scents of the
wilderness and city life. Fans of Mary Simses and Jennifer Close will fall in love with Bauermeister's plucky heroine, the layers of family secrets, the lush settings, and the painfully tender relationships. - Booklist
Woven through [Emmeline's] life's journey is a multi-layered story of fragrance and its evocative power, as strong and tenacious as this sensuous novel's plucky heroine. - Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
"[A] magical novel...Blending fantasy with a realist family drama, Bauermeister's novel will enchant fans of Katherine Paterson." - Publishers Weekly
For lovers of Chocolat, The Scent Keeper evokes emotion and magic through the senses. -Jennie Shortridge, author of Eating Heaven
A fascinating, totally original and captivating tale about how the love that separates us is also the love that keeps us together.--M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Fragrances
The author hits it out of the park with the most superb sense of place I've read in a long time. It's a coming of age tale, featuring a young heroine as narrator who makes serious mistakes, learns much from them, and ultimately redeems herself. Beautifully and masterfully written. I highly recommend it. - Elizabeth George, New York Times and international bestselling author
Bauermeister deftly weaves plot and language into a luminous discovery of love--for another person, for a place, and ultimately for oneself. - Carol Cassella, national bestselling author of Oxygen
Bauermeister's heroine Emmeline might also be kin to Jane Eyre. Heartbreaking, thrilling, and wonderfully instructive, this sensual novel is pure pleasure reading.--Adrianne Harun, bestselling author of A Man Came Out of A Door in the Mountain
Some very special books have the power to change the reader--The Scent Keeper is one of those. This is a book to be devoured, no, to be inhaled, and held deeply. - Dave Boling, author of Guernica
"One of the most enchanting, unique books I've ever read." - Anna Quinn, author of The Night Child and owner The Writers' Workshop and Imprint Bookstore
ISBN: 9781250622624
ISBN-10: 125062262X
Published: 4th February 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 320
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: St Martins Press
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 14 x 3
Weight (kg): 0.29
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