Seduction
A Novel of Suspense
by M.J. Rose
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Pub Date May 07 2013 | Archive Date May 07 2013
Description
In 1843, novelist Victor Hugo’s beloved
nineteen-year-old daughter drowned. Ten years later, Hugo began
participating in hundreds of séances to reestablish contact with her. In
the process, he claimed to have communed with the likes of Plato,
Galileo, Shakespeare, Dante, Jesus—and even the Devil himself. Hugo’s
transcriptions of these conversations have all been published. Or so it
was believed.
Recovering from her own losses, mythologist Jac L’Etoile arrives on the Isle of Jersey—where Hugo conducted the séances—hoping to uncover a secret about the island’s Celtic roots. But the man who’s invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, has hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different—Hugo’s lost conversations with someone called the Shadow of the Sepulcher.
What follows is an intricately plotted and atmospheric tale of suspense with a spellbinding ghost story at its heart, by one of America’s most gifted and imaginative novelists.
Recovering from her own losses, mythologist Jac L’Etoile arrives on the Isle of Jersey—where Hugo conducted the séances—hoping to uncover a secret about the island’s Celtic roots. But the man who’s invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, has hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different—Hugo’s lost conversations with someone called the Shadow of the Sepulcher.
What follows is an intricately plotted and atmospheric tale of suspense with a spellbinding ghost story at its heart, by one of America’s most gifted and imaginative novelists.
Advance Praise
Praise for M.J. Rose and The Book of Lost Fragrances
"A compelling page turner...Once you catch a whiff, you will be enchanted." --Associated Press
"M.J. Rose is a bold, unflinching writer and her resolute honesty puts her in a class by herself." - Laura Lippman
"Deliciously sensual...Rose imbues her characters with rich internal lives in a complex plot that races to a satisfying finish." —Publisher's Weekly (starred)
"An absorbing and thrilling ride through the centuries." —Library Journal
“A fascinating mystery with many twists and turns…combines intrigue with a touch of history and a lesson in the art of making exotic perfume, a bit of education mixed with the proverbial whodunit.” --The Free Lance-Star Review
"The Book of Lost Fragrances resonates with spirit, blending myth with reality, tragedy with triumph, pain with joy. You'll find yourself questioning everything you believe ---- and wanting more." New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry
“Provocative…a sweeping sense of romance [and] history.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The Book of Lost Fragrances by MJ Rose is an amazing novel, an utterly engrossing thriller that weaves together reincarnation, ancient Egypt, international intrigue, and a lost book of fragrances. Elegantly written, with unforgettable characters and flawlessly realized international settings, here is a novel that will keep you up all night—and leave you with powerful feelings of revelation, wonder, and the infinitude of human possibility." —New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston
"A simmering brew that mingles the erotic sensuality of Patrick Suskind's Perfume with the dark and timeless obsessions of Rider Haggard's classic, She. M.J. Rose has once again dipped deep into the flask of history and brought those rich aromas of the past back to life through the eyes of Jac L'Etoile, a woman who has mastered the scent of conflict, passion and danger." —New York Times bestselling author Katherine Neville
"A bewitching brew of history and suspense, as well as a deeply felt love story that transcends time, THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES had me spellbound from the very beginning, taking me from Ancient Egypt to Napoleonic France to the mordern day. This is a book full of delicious surprises, superb research, and brilliantly drawn characters that will live on in your heart long after you turn the last page." --Anne Fortier, author of JULIET
"THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES is one of those rare novels that reminds us of the beauty and enormous complexity of the human soul. The way Rose uses perfume's evocative power is both intelligent and intriguing - triggering her characters memories of their current lives as well as memories of their past lives. This novel is a marvelous discovery." --Javier Sierra
"Clever, with beguiling characters, a wonderful mixture of suspense and pace and good old fashioned storytelling, and the research never gets in the way of the plot." --Kate Mosse, Author of Labyrinth, Sepulchre and The Winter Ghosts
"A compelling page turner...Once you catch a whiff, you will be enchanted." --Associated Press
"M.J. Rose is a bold, unflinching writer and her resolute honesty puts her in a class by herself." - Laura Lippman
"Deliciously sensual...Rose imbues her characters with rich internal lives in a complex plot that races to a satisfying finish." —Publisher's Weekly (starred)
"An absorbing and thrilling ride through the centuries." —Library Journal
“A fascinating mystery with many twists and turns…combines intrigue with a touch of history and a lesson in the art of making exotic perfume, a bit of education mixed with the proverbial whodunit.” --The Free Lance-Star Review
"The Book of Lost Fragrances resonates with spirit, blending myth with reality, tragedy with triumph, pain with joy. You'll find yourself questioning everything you believe ---- and wanting more." New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry
“Provocative…a sweeping sense of romance [and] history.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The Book of Lost Fragrances by MJ Rose is an amazing novel, an utterly engrossing thriller that weaves together reincarnation, ancient Egypt, international intrigue, and a lost book of fragrances. Elegantly written, with unforgettable characters and flawlessly realized international settings, here is a novel that will keep you up all night—and leave you with powerful feelings of revelation, wonder, and the infinitude of human possibility." —New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston
"A simmering brew that mingles the erotic sensuality of Patrick Suskind's Perfume with the dark and timeless obsessions of Rider Haggard's classic, She. M.J. Rose has once again dipped deep into the flask of history and brought those rich aromas of the past back to life through the eyes of Jac L'Etoile, a woman who has mastered the scent of conflict, passion and danger." —New York Times bestselling author Katherine Neville
"A bewitching brew of history and suspense, as well as a deeply felt love story that transcends time, THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES had me spellbound from the very beginning, taking me from Ancient Egypt to Napoleonic France to the mordern day. This is a book full of delicious surprises, superb research, and brilliantly drawn characters that will live on in your heart long after you turn the last page." --Anne Fortier, author of JULIET
"THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES is one of those rare novels that reminds us of the beauty and enormous complexity of the human soul. The way Rose uses perfume's evocative power is both intelligent and intriguing - triggering her characters memories of their current lives as well as memories of their past lives. This novel is a marvelous discovery." --Javier Sierra
"Clever, with beguiling characters, a wonderful mixture of suspense and pace and good old fashioned storytelling, and the research never gets in the way of the plot." --Kate Mosse, Author of Labyrinth, Sepulchre and The Winter Ghosts
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