A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power…this is Alka Joshi's best book
yet! -Kate Quinn New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye From the author of
Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist the final chapter in Alka Joshi's New York Times
bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris where Radha's budding career as a
perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past. Paris 1974.
Radha is now living in Paris with her husband Pierre and their two daughters. She still
grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago when she was only a child herself but she
loves being a mother to her daughters and she's finally found her passion-the treasure trove
of scents. She has an exciting and challenging position working for a master perfumer helping
to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time.
She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration but she
can't give up this thing that drives her. Tasked with her first major project Radha travels to
India where she enlists the help of her sister Lakshmi and the courtesans of Agra-women who
use the power of fragrance to seduce tease and entice. She's on the cusp of a breakthrough
when she finds out the son she never told her husband about is heading to Paris to find
her-upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage. The
Jaipur Trilogy Book 1: The Henna Artist Book 2: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur Book 3: The
Perfumist of Paris
