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Name: The Perfumer's Secret
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241786376
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By Fiona Schneider

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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... Read More

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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 loves—a 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...

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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

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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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