SYNOPSIS
Rescued from obscurity by students who tracked down the reclusive author at a remote cabin in the Austrian Alps, this collection of alpine fairy tales marks the return of enigmatic writer, Chunhua Luli. The main characters in these stories are wild animals but the tender lessons they impart cut straight to the heart of the human condition. In the titular story, a young fox becomes obsessed with a butterfly, only to learn the hazards of infatuation. Other themes explored include the advantages of unflagging ambition, the importance and impact of beautiful objects, the pursuit of serenity, and the power of positive thinking. Forty years after her remarkable debut, Luli once again reminds us we are all animals, connected by an expansive and ever-changing ecosystem much larger than ourselves.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Jasmine
Tulips
Frankincense
Wildflower Honey
Pink Peppercorns
Silver Thistle
Alpine Air
SYNOPSIS
More of a Howdtheydoit than a Whodunnit this magical tale will sweep you back to simpler times and envelop you in a warm blanket of nostalgia. At the center of the novel is an ice cream shoppe with mysterious powers. Upon entering, customers are hit with a marvelous and magical aroma which immediately transports them to different periods of their life. Ping-ponging through four generations of rich family history and tender community connections, a narrative emerges that threads a message of endurance and togetherness unlike any other. And rather than dipping into an expected sugary sweetness, the melange of voices rings honest and true, making this a highly respected coming-of-age story you’ll want to revisit again and again.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Vanilla
Salted Caramel
Saigon Cinnamon
Heavy Cream
Sandalwood
Orgeat
Scoop Shop
SYNOPSIS
A brilliantly dark graphic novel, A City On Fire, is the story of two match-makers. Rupert literally fabricates matches in a factory on the waterfront while Frances writes a dating column for the city’s newspaper. Both are recluses who haunt the night’s shadows observing clandestine activities from afar but never partaking. That changes one fortuitous evening when they are both witness to the same high-profile murder and are forced to come together as an unlikely vigilante pair in order to save their own names.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Cade oil
Spikenard
Cardamom
Clearwood
Dark Berries
Labdanum
Burnt Match
Aimless twenty-somethings Calvin and Millie didn’t mean to drop off the face of the earth but when they stumbled onto an abandoned mansion while hiking in the Adirondacks, that’s just what they did. Lounging in the autumn light and lost among the stacks of paperbacks they decided to weather the winter in their found fortress. Spring brought hordes of wildlife, both indoors and out, but no sign of other humans (other than the one growing in Millie’s belly). It would be another four years before the burgeoning family would be forced out of their assumed home but they don’t plan to leave without putting up a fight.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
CEDAR
QUINCE
PETITGRAIN
PIMENTO BERRY
OAKMOSS ABSOLUTE
AMBREINE
PAPERBACKS
SYNOPSIS
Falling into the Sea chronicles a short and torrid love affair among the hot beaches and lemon trees in the Gulf of Naples. Young girls pick bunches of jasmine flowers to bring to the boys cliff-jumping into the sea. An innocent first kiss erupts into an ardent summer entanglement. Hard lessons are learned but the memories of those warm and wild nights will never be forgotten. Take the plunge and lose yourself in the ecstatic waves of eternal youth.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Lemon
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Lychee
Tropical Flowers
Warm Sand
Cape Heartache is the lone American contribution to Philip Sava’s wildly popular series of exploration novels. It is based loosely on an expedition he made to the Pacific Northwest as a teenager in 1881 and is generally regarded as the most candid and clearheaded of his works. Revolving around a homestead he built in a coastal grove of old growth trees, the novel documents his romance with a young woman who was a descendent of the Nehalem Tribe. Its themes of leaving the familiar and finding comfort and solace in a new place still resonate today.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Douglas Fir
Pine Resin
Western Hemlock
Vanilla Leaf
Strawberry
Old Growth
Mountain Fog
SYNOPSIS
The women and men in these pages are lovers and brawlers, bullfighters and boxers, soft talkers and hard drinkers. They inhabit dusty Spanish villages and dank, dark brothels. At the heart of these unforgettable characters is a determined and undying passion that pushes them to make extraordinary decisions in the face of fear. Their fates are varied but the outcome is always the same, these are stories that grip you by the throat and don’t let go until you profess your devotion. Seductive and steadfast, it is not for the faint of heart but for the full of heart.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Geranium
Spanish Rose
Patchouli
Black Musk
Tobacco
Sandalwood
Bull’s Blood
SYNOPSIS
On the outskirts of Clarksdale, Mississippi, at the end of a secluded dirt road, sat a small ramshackle church. It was not a place of worship but rather where many went to seek refuge during impoverished times. Legend has it the structure was transported to the wild mint field by hand, hoisted on the shoulders of two dozen men.
The outside remained simple and nondescript, but the interior was aglow with pilfered neon signs, Christmas lights, and a jukebox donated by the sheriff’s son. It was a distinctly secular place where locals who knew where to find it could share moonshine, socialize, and dance their troubles away. They called their ramshackle juke joint Saint Julep and the oral histories compiled within paint a picture of that magical place where “the smiles were always free and salvation had the distinct smell of sweet mint.”
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Sweet Mint
Tangerine
Southern Magnolia
Bourbon
Grisalva
Sugarcube
SYNOPSIS
Have you ever stood alone atop a mountain with chunky snowflakes swirling all around? Such is the splendor you will experience within The Language of Glaciers, a romantic epic which reaches incredible heights and inspires one to leave no moment unappreciated. From the stillness of a moonlit snowshoe excursion, to the rush of witnessing an avalanche safely from above, the recollections of our unnamed narrator will captivate you the same way the solitary song of the snow owl captivated them. Find comfort in the cold and begin to see the world from stunning new perspectives. Critics have called it “A slow-paced story that will burrow straight to the center of your soul” and “Sharp as ice and smooth as a glacial lake.”
FRAGRANCE NOTES
White Pine
Lilac
Cashmere
Juniper
Forget Me Not
Blue Bugle
Virgin Snowfall
SYNOPSIS
Written in 1982, this electrifying novel about sex, drugs, and decadence in pre-Miami Vice Florida, follows a delinquent clique of teenage girls through nightclubs, roller discos, and seedy South Beach bars in search of anything to keep the party going. Driven by an inexhaustible enthusiasm, the girls navigate a series of potentially dangerous situations with naive ease, radiating their infectious light like a disco ball and turning even the darkest circumstances into a dance party. Lauded for its unflinchingly honest portrayal of strong, outspoken, resourceful young women whose sole motivation was to have a good time, the book stands in stark contrast to the male chauvinism of the era and still resonates today. Critics have called it “an essential examination of the joys of recklessness” and “an addictive story in which every sentence glistens with sticky sweet summer heat.”
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Raspberry
Citrus Pulp
Coconut Palm Sugar
Madame Isaac Pereire
Sandalwood
Tropical Punch
Stardust
SYNOPSIS
Set in California’s tranquil and dusty San Joaquin Valley, Yesterday Haze tells the story of a farmer’s wife who, after maintaining a decades-long affair with a crop duster pilot, decides to come clean to her husband (who also happens to be her lover’s employer). The juicy and subtly sinister story unfolds like a dream, delicately shifting perceptions like the colors of a dimming dusk. It is both heartwarming and heartbreaking, a feat difficult to pull off with such ease.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Fig
Iris
Cream
Tonka
Tree Bark
Walnut Bitters
Orchard Dust
SYNOPSIS
More of a Howdtheydoit than a Whodunnit this magical tale will sweep you back to simpler times and envelop you in a warm blanket of nostalgia. At the center of the novel is an ice cream shoppe with mysterious powers. Upon entering, customers are hit with a marvelous and magical aroma which immediately transports them to different periods of their life. Ping-ponging through four generations of rich family history and tender community connections, a narrative emerges that threads a message of endurance and togetherness unlike any other. And rather than dipping into an expected sugary sweetness, the melange of voices rings honest and true, making this a highly respected coming-of-age story you’ll want to revisit again and again.
FRAGRANCE NOTES
Vanilla
Salted Caramel
Saigon Cinnamon
Heavy Cream
Sandalwood
Orgeat
Scoop Shop
