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THE COLLECTOR OF DYING BREATHS By : M.J. Rose
Atria BooksRenΓ© le Florentin; Jac LβEtoile B00DPM9088 Add to Wish List
Mystery | Suspense | Thriller
Florence, Italyβ1533:
An orphan named RenΓ© le Florentin is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Mediciβs perfumer. Traveling with the young duchessina from Italy to France, RenΓ© brings with him a cache of secret documents from the monastery where he was trained: recipes for exotic fraΒgrances and potent medicinesβand a formula for an alchemic process said to have the potenΒtial to reanimate the dead.
In France, RenΓ© becomes not only the greatest perfumer in the country, but also the most dangerous, creating deadly poisons for his Queen to use against her rivals. But while mixing herbs and essences under the light of flickering candles, RenΓ© doesnβt begin to imagΒine the tragic and personal consequences for which his lethal potions will be responsible.
Paris, FranceβThe Present:
A renowned mythologist, Jac LβEtoileβtrying to recover from personal heartache by throwΒing herself into her workβlearns of the sixteenth- century perfumer who may have been working on an elixir that would unlock the secret to immortality. She becomesobsessed with RenΓ© le Florentinβs workβparticularly when she discovers the dying breaths he had collected during his lifetime.
Jacβs efforts put her in the path of her estranged lover, Griffin North, a linguist who has already begun translating RenΓ© le FloΒrentinβs mysterious formula. Together they confront an eccentric heiress in possession of a world- class art collection, a woman who has her own dark purpose for the elixir . . . for which she believes the ends will justify her deadly means.
This mesmerizing gothic tale zigzags from the violent days of Catherine de Mediciβs court to twenty-first-century France. Fiery and lush, set against deep, wild forests and dimly lit chaΒteaus, The Collector of Dying Breaths illuminates the true path to immortality: the legacies we leave behind.
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