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The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector.‘Beautifully written… wonderfully absorbing with a clever twist in the tale’ Isabel Wolff, author of GhostwrittenMae Fanning seizes on a job at a tiny, exclusive Boston antiques shop as the fresh start she desperately needs. It opens a window to new world, one peopled with rare and rich characters. But the day that enigmatic socialite Diana van der Laar walks in, Mae’s hidden past returns.As a moth to a flame, Mae is unable to resist Diana’s heady, seductive glamour and glittering life. Yet, like the rare objects in the shop, very little is what it appears – Diana included.Moving from Jazz-Age New York to Boston in the grip of the Great Depression, Rare Objects is a rich and gripping story of what it means to reach for a braver, bolder life.
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Can the secrets of one woman’s past change another woman’s future?Endsleigh House stands, crumbling and gracious, on the south-west coast of England, its rooms shut up and dusty. But what secrets do they hold?Cate, an exile from New York, is sent to help value the contents of the once-grand Georgian house. Cataloguing its' contents with Jack – a man with his own dark past, she comes across a hidden shoebox containing an exquisite pair of dancing shoes from the 1930s, along with a mysterious collection of objects: a photograph, a dance card and a Tiffany bracelet.Returning to London, rather than face the questions lingering in her own life, Cate immerses herself in piecing together the clues contained in the box to uncover a story, that of Irene Blythe and her sister Diana – two of the most famous debutantes of their generation.The tale that unfolds is one of dark, addictive love, and leads Cate to face up to secrets of her own. Can the secrets of Baby Blythe's past change Cate's own ability to live and love again?
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A secret history of scent, memory and desire from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ELEGANCE and THE DEBUTANTE.One letter will turn newly-married Grace Munroe’s life upside down: ‘Our firm is handling the estate of the deceased Mrs Eva D’Orsey and it is our duty to inform you that you are named as the chief beneficiary in her will.’So begins a journey which leads Grace through the streets of Paris and into the seductive world of perfumers and their muses. An abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank will lead her to unravel the heartbreaking story of her mysterious benefactor, an extraordinary woman who bewitched high society in 1920s New York and Paris.
Kathleen Tessaro 3-Book Collection: The Flirt, The Debutante, The Perfume Collector - Kathleen Tessaro
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Three stunning novels from the bestselling author of Elegance and Innocence.THE FLIRT‘Unique situation available for attractive, well mannered, reasonably educated young man. Hours irregular. Pay generous. Discretion a must.’In a small office in Half Moon Street, Hughie Venables-Smythe discovers the world of the professional flirt. A timeless art, it can save a marriage or lift a heart faster than any therapy.But is flirtation as innocent as it seems – or can it lead to far more dangerous territories of the heart?THE DEBUTANTECate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters. She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind.Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel's colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, a grand Georgian home. But inside, its once elegant interiors are now worn with age and dust, and Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the former occupant, Baby Blythe. Bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation.The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own.THE PERFUME COLLECTOROne letter will turn newly-married Grace Munroe’s life upside down:‘Our firm is handling the estate of the deceased Mrs Eva D’Orsey and it is our duty to inform you that you are named as the chief beneficiary in her will…’There is only one problem. Grace has never heard of Eva D’Orsey.So begins a journey which leads Grace through the streets of Paris and into the seductive world of perfumers and their muses. An abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank will lead her to unravel the heartbreaking story of her mysterious benefactor, an extraordinary woman who bewitched high society in 1920s New York and Paris.
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Kathleen Tessaro, New York Timesi menuki „Lõhnakoguja“ autori uue kaasahaarava ajaloolise romaani „Haruldased esemed“ peategelasteks on kaks väga erinevat sõbrannat, keda ühendab ohtlik saladus. Maeve Fanning on Bostoni iiri immigrant, kes elab koos lesest emaga linna vaesemas piirkonnas North Endis. Nutikas ja südikas punapea on otsustanud keerulistest oludest kiuste välja rabeleda, ent kahjuks on Maeve’il paar ohtlikku nõrkust – juhusuhted võõraste meestega ja alkohol –, mis viivad ta õige pea peadpööritavale allakäiguteele. Kui pinged viimaks üle pea kasvavad, leiab Maeve end vaimuhaiglast, kus ta kohtub salapärase noore naisega, kes just nagu temagi ei suuda ega tahagi varjata vabaduseiha, mida 1930. aastatel daamidele sobimatuks peetakse. Haiglast välja pääsenud, otsustab Maeve alustada puhtalt lehelt. Ta saab tööd omapärases antiigipoes, mille klientideks on Bostoni kõige varakamad ja eriskummalisemad kollektsionäärid. Poeke on kui salapäraste ja haruldaste esemete paradiis, mis annab Maeve’ile võimaluse piiluda Ameerika seltskondliku koorekihi maailma. Van der Laaride perekonna häärberisse üht hinnalist saadetist kohale viies põrkab ta kokku kaunitarist seltskonnadaami Diana Van der Laariga – ja tunneb temas ära haiglas kohatud tüdruku. Suhtlus võluva, ent vaimselt ebastabiilse Diana ja tema kütkestava venna Jamesiga seob Maeve’i aina tugevamini Van der Laaride perekonnaga ning tõmbab ta maailma, mis on täis moraalitust, pettusi ja reetmist. Perekonna jõukusest lummatud ja oma mineviku eest põgeneda üritav Maeve on sunnitud vaatama otsa oma sügavamatele saladustele ja jõudma otsusele, kui kaugele ta on valmis uue elu nimel minema.
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Grace Monroel on põhjust eluga rahul olla. Ta on noor, ilus ja tänu oma vastsele abielule on ta sattunud otse Londoni glamuurse seltskonnaelu keskmesse. Ent naise südant närib kahtlus. Ta tunneb, et ta ei vasta 1950. aastate edukate seltskonnategelaste ootustele, ja ta pole kindel, kas ta seda tahabki. Ühel õhtul saabub talle kiri Prantsusmaalt. Võhivõõras proua Eva d’Orsey on jätnud talle ootamatult päranduse. Grace asub tundmatu heategija jälgi ajama. Lugu, mille ta avastab, viib ta 1920. aastate New Yorki, Monte Carlosse, Pariisi ja Londonisse ning teeb ta tuttavaks ebatavalise naisega, kes pakkus inspiratsiooni Pariisi ühele kuulsamale parfüümide loojale. Eva d’Orsey eluloo tundma õppimine muudab ka Grace’i enda saatust, sundides teda valima, kas käituda nii, nagu teised temalt ootavad, või näidata oma tõelist mina. „Lõhnakoguja“ on jutustus muusa ja kunstniku vahelisest sõltuvust tekitavast keerukast armastusest ning mälestuste ja parfüümide tohutust mõjujõust. 312 lk