From Paris to Venice One Womans Wartime Secret Could Save Everything.A sweeping breathtaking and heartbreaking story from the author The Paris AffairIn order to save her familys future Stella Penhallam is forced to uncover the secrets of their past.With her familys perfumery in dire straits Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So when her greataunts journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks.In 1939 as war breaks out across Europe Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation one that will cause her world to come crashing down.Paris is no longer safe and when her mentors family in Italy is at risk from Mussolinis fascist thugs Iris must find a way to save them. Using her role as a perfumer she travels to Venice on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five intoxicating scents with her fellow apprentice Alessandro.Five scents that are lost to the war along with the man she loves.As Stella delves deeper into the past the two lives of these women intertwine in the present and the five lost scents will forge the start of their future.PRAISE FOR THE PARIS AFFAIRA sweeping and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice Amanda Geard author of The Moon GateThis is a heart wrenching story of love bravery and impossible choices Louise Fein author The London Bookshop AffairI loved every page of this gorgeous transportive and highly moving tale Jenny Ashcroft author of Beneath A Burning SkyAn epic tale of love and loss.