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An acclaimed international bestseller, this sensuously written story explores lost love, family secrets, and the art of creating a perfect scent. High in the hills of Valencia, a forgotten house, untouched since Franco’s forces tore through Spain in 1936, holds its secrets. Emma Temple, London’s leading perfumier, is the first to unlock its doors in seventy years. Following the death of her free-spirited mother, Liberty, who taught her the art of fragrance making, Emma faces a difficult time. She has just broken up with her long-time lover and business partner, Joe, who is in New York trying to sell his majority share in their company, and she is pregnant with his child. Guided by letters and a key bequeathed to her in Liberty’s will, Emma leaves her job to travel to Valencia, where she will give birth in the villa her mother mysteriously purchased before her death. The villa, filled with the exotic scents of orange blossom and neroli, becomes Emma's mission to restore. However, for her aging grandmother, Freya, a British nurse who remained in Valencia during the civil war, the house evokes memories of a terrible secret from their family’s past. With beautifully interwoven narratives and a lush, atmospheric setting, this debut novel delivers a dramatic and emotional experience that resonates with readers.