The Perfumist of Paris * Alka Joshi * Jaipur Trilogy #3

Living in 1974 Paris with her husband and two daughters, a talented Indian fragrance designer sees her budding career and quiet family life tested when a major perfume project takes her back to Agra and the secret son she gave up years earlier travels to France to find her.

The Story. Written by New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi, this brings the beloved Jaipur Trilogy to a rich, heartfelt close. Having built a new life in Paris alongside her husband Pierre, Radha has discovered a deep passion working in a master perfumer's laboratory, blending scents that capture memory and emotion. When she is entrusted with designing a signature fragrance, her journey leads her back to India to collaborate with her sister Lakshmi and the courtesans of Agra on traditional botanical essences. Just as Radha stands on the verge of a creative breakthrough, the arrival of her long-kept secret in Paris threatens both her marriage and the life she has carefully built.

Perfect For. Book clubs and historical fiction readers who enjoy sensory, character-rich stories about women's independence, family bonds, and fragrance alongside Alka Joshi's The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and Six Days in Bombay, Patrick Süskind's Perfume, Erica Bauermeister's The Scent Keeper, or Cristina Henríquez's The Book of Unknown Americans.

First published 2023; this edition 2024 by MIRA Books.

Historical & Literary Fiction / 1970s Paris & India Historical Fiction / Fragrance & Perfumery Novels / Family Secrets & Women's Fiction / Post-Colonial & Cultural Fiction / Book Club Favorites

The Jaipur Trilogy:

Book 1: The Henna Artist

Book 2: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

Book 3: The Perfumist of Paris