The Perfume Thief Schaffert Timothy
The Perfume Thief Schaffert Timothy This is a superb novel, enchanting and brutal in equal measure. John Mandel, author of The Glass HotelA Gentleman in Moscow meets Moulin Rouge in this stylish,…
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The Perfume Thief Schaffert Timothy
This is a superb novel, enchanting and brutal in equal measure. John Mandel, author of The Glass HotelA Gentleman in Moscow meets Moulin Rouge in this stylish, sexy page-turner about Clementine, a queer American ex-pat and notorious thief who is drawn out of retirement and into one last scam when the Nazis invade Paris on the eve of World War II.Clementine is a seventy-two year-old reformed con artist with a penchant for impeccably tailored suits. This is historical fiction at its finest, vivid and beautifully rendered; and yet in their longing for a lost world, Schaffert's characters feel entirely contemporary to our present moment.--Emily St.
Her life of crime has led her from the uber-wealthy perfume junkies of belle epoque Manhattan, to the scented butterflies of Costa Rica, to the spice markets of Marrakech, and