{"product_id":"9780062257857","title":"The Perfume Collector: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inheritance from a mysterious stranger . . .\u003cbr\u003eAn abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank of Paris . . .\u003cbr\u003eAnd three exquisite perfumes that hold a memory . . . and a secret\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, 1955:\u003c\/i\u003e Grace Monroe is a fortunate young woman. Despite her sheltered upbringing in Oxford, her recent marriage has thrust her into the heart of London's most refined and ambitious social circles. However, playing the role of the sophisticated socialite her husband would like her to be doesn't come easily to her—and perhaps never will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then one evening a letter arrives from France that will change everything. Grace has received an inheritance. There's only one problem: she has never heard of her benefactor, the mysterious Eva d'Orsey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e So begins a journey that takes Grace to Paris in search of Eva. There, in a long-abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank, she discovers the seductive world of perfumers and their muses, and a surprising, complex love story. Told by invoking the three distinctive perfumes she inspired, Eva d'Orsey's story weaves through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e But these three perfumes hold secrets. And as Eva's past and Grace's future intersect, Grace realizes she must choose between the life she thinks she should live and the person she is truly meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Illuminating the lives and challenging times of two fascinating women, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfume Collector\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a haunting, imaginative, and beautifully written tale filled with passion and possibility, heartbreak and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148167168240,"sku":"9780062257857","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062257857_p0.jpg?v=1763629626","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062257857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}