Her childhood is happy, leaving her completely ignorant of life outside of this small island and she is not prepared when she finds. Now I know. Right away, I knew that I would love this book. She is also the co-author of non-fiction works, 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader’s Guide and Let’s Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. 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. May 21st 2019 She is also the co-author of 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide and Let's Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the inconceivable happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world – a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. She is also the co-author of 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide and Let's Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Re. If you are more inspired by food, start with School of Essential Ingredients. Imagine if it had been told through the varying perspectives of the major characters—Emmeline, Fisher, John, and Victoria. 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. This is a half finished book! –Jamie Ford, author of The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, “An artfully crafted coming-of-age-story that will take the reader on an exquisite olfactory adventure.” I thought time would soften the blow but it hasn’t. I loved writing Jack and Fish. The School of Essential Ingredients (A School of Essential Ingredients Novel), The Lost Art of Mixing (A School of Essential Ingredients Novel). If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. 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. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in the drawers that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. I was mesmerized.” This is a coming-of-age story about Emmeline, a young child brought to an unhabited island by her father. –Dave Boling, author of The Lost History of Stars, “For lovers of Chocolat… evokes emotion and magic.” Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. Talk about disappointment! Please try again. "―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. (I don't want to say a prequel, but...maybe the full back story that is briefly told in this novel?). Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019. I have been an avid fan of Erica Bauermeister since I read her first novel, The School of Essential Ingredients and I was not disappointed when reading The Scent Keeper. Luckily, these 32 novels are ready to sweep you away to vastly different eras and... To see what your friends thought of this book, Such a great question. Please try again. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. –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. This is a coming-of-age story about Emmeline, a young child brought to an unhabited island by her father. And while you’ll miss out on reading a wonderful story- I’ll save you from disappointment, anger and frustration at the end! Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I’m glad I continued on. I listen to them whisper. It just ended during the climax, like the writer stayed up all night writing and she got to this point and had nothing left to write so she just decided to be done with it and go to bed. When I read the synopsis for this book I was a bit concerned about whether or not I could possibly enjoy a story that revolved around scents. However the second half of the book got a little hallmark-ey and a little choppy and then boom just over, pretty much in the middle of a sentence. Rose, author of The Book of Lost Fragrances, “Deftly weaves plot and language into a luminous discover of love.” I really appreciated the unique story line and found it very sweet and touching. –Anna Quinn, author of The Night Child, “A book to be devoured, no, to be inhaled, and held deeply.” The story really started to come together about a quarter of the way into it. Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Emmeline knows next to nothing about how they got there, and whenever she works up the courage to ask her father, he only answers in riddles or short “end of conversation!” statements. And guess what? Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of The School of Essential Ingredients, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. What?? We’d love your help. "The scents are alive. It arrived a few days ago and I treated it as a gift anticipating opening the first page and diving into another world but... it was lovely and beautifully written with lyrical descriptions but the ending left me feeling dumped! The. Im so confused. The lyrical descriptions were enchanting, and while some of the story and character development felt less-than, overall I am happy to have spent the hours I did. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. A really lovely book that you won't want to put down once you get into it. I highly recommend it." This is a half finished book! But because the book was getting some really positive reviews, I decided to take a chance on it, and I am so glad I did. The first half was really strong it was a complicated beautiful story about a Father with a com. This author writes as though she is painting an exquisite story but in this one she dropped the ball and left me feeling cheated. When words dance off a page and sing to your soul, you know you are reading something special. If you are intrigued by how our senses subliminally influence us. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2020, Loved this!! Something to savor and linger upon, a deep appreciation for the moment, and realizing what it cost for me to experience. What a brilliant execution. Im so confused. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I am a fan of this author without a doubt. Refresh and try again. Unable to add item to List. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. “We sat in silence, letting the green in the air heal what it could.”, “Scents were like rain, or birds. And smell is a powerful way to evoke memory. What?? —Shelf Awareness, starred review. I've never experienced this before, I'm too confused to be disappointed at the moment but I think that moment is coming.. Having always been fascinated how a smell can evoke an immediate memory I was excited to read this and it lived up to my expectations. Welcome back. It just did not seem like something up my alley. It meant leaving a lot of wonderful back-story and even entire plot lines on the cutting room floor. Apparently a story revolving around scents bores me. Should I read, "The School of Essential Ingredients" before I read this book? I think the one thing that helps with these middle of the road reviews is identifying for others if the author is worth reading again. I absolutely loved this book up until the last page. They tell me things.”. –M.J. Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019. "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. I really appreciated the unique story line and found it very sweet and touching. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. A lovely, light, magical read to get lost in, Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2020. Please try again. It was beautifully written and the main characters were endearing. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. She is raised there while being taught how to use her senses, especially her sense of smell. She loves the island, and she loves her father, so she doesn’t push. Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. Originally, this story was written from three points of view -- Emmeline, her father, and Fisher. Erica Bauermeister is the author of the bestselling novel The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, and The Lost Art of Mixing. –Carol Cassella, author of Oxygen, “A multi-layered story of fragrance and its evocative power, as strong and tenacious as this sensuous novel’s plucky heroine.” I honestly think the author got tired of the story and just wanted to be done with it. Her memoir, House Lessons, will be published by Sasquatch in the spring of 2020. A young girl with a unique talent for identifying scents embarks on a journey of self-discovery when she's ripped from her intensely isolated childhood home. Such a great question. And while because of the ending I won't be texting all my friends and sister telling them to read it, I really won't forget it. This is a book to be devoured, no, to be inhaled, and held deeply." The idea of scent was a tad over done initially, it could have used a little more character development in the beginning to make me feel more attached to them right away, in my opinion. How does the prologue affect your reading of the rest of the novel? - 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. Always intense. Her memoir, House Lessons, will be published by Sasquatch March 24th, 2020. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in the drawers that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the limits of her heart and imagination.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. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that takes her from her isolated island all the way to the complicated world of scent branding, challenging the limits of her heart and imagination. Emmeline and her father live on a small island—all alone and in the middle of nowhere. The story really started to come together about a quarter of the way into it. How would that change the book?

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