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008 180319s2014 nyu 000 1 eng
020 $a9781451621532$qhbk. :$cUSD25.00$
035 $a855610
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3568.O76386
082 00$a813.54$223
100 1 $aRose, M. J.,$d1953- .
245 14$aThe collector of dying breaths :$ba novel of suspense /$cM. J. Rose.
250 $aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition.
260 $aNew York :$bAtria Books,$c2014
300 $a368 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"From one of America's most imaginative storytellers comes a passionate tale of love and treachery, spanning the days of Catherine de Medici's court to the twenty-first century and starring a woman drawn back, time and again, to the past. In 1533, an Italian orphan with an uncanny knack for creating fragrance is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Medici's perfumer. To repay his debt, over the years Rene; le Florentine is occasionally called upon to put his vast knowledge to a darker purpose: the creation of deadly poisons used to dispatch the Queen's rivals. But it's Rene;'s other passion--a desire to reanimate a human breath, to bring back the lives of the two people whose deaths have devastated him--that incites a dangerous treasure hunt five centuries later. That's when Jac L'Etoile--suffering from a heartache of her own--becomes obsessed with the possibility of unlocking Rene's secret to immortality. Soon Jac's search reconnects her with Griffin North, a man she's loved her entire life. Together they confront an eccentric heiress whose art collection rivals many museums and who is determined to keep her treasures close at hand, not just in this life but in her next. Set in the forest of Fontainebleau, crisscrossing the lines between the past and the present, M.J. Rose has written a mesmerizing tale of passion and obsession. This is a gothic tale perfect for fans of Anne Rice, Deborah Harkness, and Diana Galbadon"--
650 0$aPerfumes$xFiction.
650 0$aPerfumes.
650 0$aRoman.