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The Scent Keeper

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The Scent Keeper

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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"Woven through [Emmeline's] life's journey is a multi-layered story of fragrance and its evocative power, as strong and tenacious as this sensuous novel's plucky heroine." (Shelf Awareness)

Erica Bauermeister, the author of the February Reese's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper, presents a moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives.

Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the limits of her heart and imagination.

Captivating and emotional, 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.

©2019 Erica Bauermeister (P)2019 Macmillan Audio Coming of Age Family Life Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Magical Realism Women's Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Feel-Good Suspenseful

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2020, Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine: Long-listed

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One of the best listens in a long time! Will listen again one day, something I don’t normally do. Too much to take in the first time, with a story that flowed and so many lessons to learn! Wonderful narrator too!

One for everyone!

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This is a dumb book. too abstract to keep my interest. I'm returning it for credit.

The Scent Keeper

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Loved listening to this gorgeous story about love and loss and reconnection and families and all that’s in between. I would recommend!

Feel good story

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I liked the story but it was a tad odd too. Once I stuck with it it actually got better.

Interesting story idea

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Started slow but if you stick it out it is so worth it!! Really enjoyed this book. Fun to think of scents in a new way. Also I want to live on an island.

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