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Alyssa Harad in Conversation with Persolaise, London – 20th May 2014

By Tara Author Alyssa Harad is so vivacious, funny and warm it’s hard to do her justice in writing. She says nearly everything with a smile in her voice. Even when she gives a reading from her memoir “Coming To … Continue reading

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Book Giveaway – Win One Of Three Kindle Copies of John Oehler’s Papyrus

Courtesy of the author John Oehler we have 3 copies of the Kindle edition of Payrus to give away. To be in the draw to receive a complimentary Kindle copy of Papyrus you can: Like the Papyrus page on Facebook AND leave … Continue reading

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Book Review: Papyrus By John Oehler

Guest Post by Jordan River. When my time is come, you will bury me in a bath of restorative oils. It will be done while the breath of life is still in me. – Queen Tiye’s burial instructions John Oehler, … Continue reading

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Interview With The Perfume Collector Author Kathleen Tessaro And Book Giveaway

Guest Post by Jordan River Tonight The Scented Salon is in Vienna. It is quite a gathering here with Olfactoria and your scented selves. With us is Kathleen Tessaro, the novelist. You may have read her book Elegance about a … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Perfume Collector By Kathleen Tessaro

By Jordan I will not go mad as long as there is beauty in the world and I can be near it. Featuring 3 perfumers, a windfall inheritance, and a missing perfume formula, The Perfume Collector starts slowly as it … Continue reading

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Fragrant Fiction – Book Review: Aphrodesia by John Oehler

By Jordan River In the flickering light of a hundred oil lamps, Balquees stood in her bath trying to conceal her anxiety from the servant girls washing her. … “We have come prepared, my queen.” Stepping forward, the vizier produced … Continue reading

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